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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 6/23/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: ways to be a respected leader, signs that you are doing better than you think, self-aware leaders, optimizing your communication, stop being a boss and be a leader, being a leader not a doer, don’t focus only on results, know who you are as a leader, building a strong executive team Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes 6 Key Ways to Become a Highly Respected Leader http://buff.ly/2kO4lGB By Andy Margison Master these skills…
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What Do You Need to Make an Executive Team Successful?

Over my career I have seen both effective and ineffective executive teams. Working for an effective leadership team ensures that things run more smoothly in the organization, communication is clear and decisions get made pretty quickly. The ineffective teams can cause major issues in productivity, lack of trust, slow decision making, confusion and poor morale. These type of issues at an executive level are magnified and the ripple effects are felt across the organization. Part of the challenge of an…
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Are You The Leader That You Want To Be?

One of the things that is a challenge as a leader is to be authentic to who you are. Without realizing it, you may become what others want you to be. It isn’t something that you may even recognize right away. You begin conforming into what is expected based on feedback from your management or peers. If you are moving towards the person that you want to be then that is okay. But if it is conflicting with your values…
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Do You Need to Choose Results Over Engagement?

One of my coach friends posted this article How Managers Drive Results and Employee Engagement at the Same Time in her Facebook Group. The authors Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman looked at the results of 360 assessments for 60,000 leaders. The article highlights the top 6 skills of leaders who were good at managing both results and engagement successfully: Communicates Clear Strategy and Direction Inspires and Motivates Establishes Stretch Goals Has High Integrity and Inspires Trust Develops Others Is…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 6/19/17

Client Question: “I have been a leader of a team for about 6 months. I feel like I am doing okay at it, but I know I am still acting like a doer instead of a leader. What should I be doing differently?” You are not alone in struggling with this transition. It happened to me and to many others who have taken the leadership path. You jump right in and start doing things just like you always have. …
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 6/16/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: earning credibility, inspirational quotes, chasing your vision, best leaders are great coaches, putting together an organizational strategy, making choices in your life, are you creating memories, can you create your best day today? Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes 10 Powerful Ways You Can Earn #Credibility in Your Industry @LollyDaskal http://on.inc.com/2sqwfiz Credibility is your best currency, with it you are solvent without you are bankrupt. 25 Inspirational Quotes By The…
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Create Your Best Day Today

Just a short post this morning – I got up early this morning to catch the beautiful sunrise. Seeing the waves roll in from the ocean over the sand was such a breathtaking view to have. It definitely clears your head and gives you a chance to just enjoy the beauty of it all. I can see why there is a whole group of people who love getting up in the morning to get their day started early. Maybe if…
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Are You Ready to Create Some New Memories?

It was a cloudy day today in Florida, but still pretty warm here. There is a Cold Stream Creamery next door to where we are staying, so the kids decided to go get some ice cream. My 8 year old niece’s face lit up with so much excitement as she put on her sandals and grabbed her purse. Already a born leader at such a young age, she was getting the others organized to get going so they could get…
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Are You Ready to Stand Up and Make a Choice?

My sister and I took all 6 of our kids to the beach for a vacation this week. Between the two of us we have 3 boys and 3 girls ranging in age from 6 to 19 years old. For the most part things have gone pretty well so far. Just a few minor mishaps that have been inconvenient, but nothing that couldn’t be solved. Have you had a few unexpected things happen to you and it seemed like things…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 6/12/17

Client Question: “I have been asked to put together an organizational strategy for my group. Where do I start?” This may feel like an overwhelming assignment if you haven’t done it before. Your organization may have a specific format that they use, so ask some of your peers for examples. Here are some of the main things that I have seen included in strategies: Executive Summary – Explains the reason that the new strategy is needed and what you are…
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Here Are The Top Things That You Gain By Changing Jobs

Things have evolved over time and people are no longer staying at one company for many years. People will now have at least 7-9 different job changes over their career and receive different types of incentives to make it worth their while. Moving to another company can help you get to a salary increase and potentially a higher level title. There are other things that you get when you shift companies that aren’t so easy to measure. You will expand your network as…
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How Do You Successfully Engage a New Team Member?

How do you help a new team member engage quickly when they join your team or the company? A thorough onboarding process is a critical first step to engage new team members. It helps them figure out how the company is organized and where they fit in. The engagement process for the new person starts right away and is essential throughout the first few months. They continue to ask themselves whether they have made the right decision to join this group…
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Is the Leader Responsible for the Engagement of a Team?

Engagement of a team starts with the leader. You may not realize it, but your team and others in the organization watch you. If you are not engaged at work, then no one on your team will be either. If you want them to be engaged, then you will have to consistently set an example for them. Gallup has surveyed organizations and found that there is a direct correlation between engagement and an organization’s health. The ratio between engaged vs disengaged employees…
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