Team & Culture Posts

Criticism

Has anyone noticed a whole lot of people voicing “criticism” these days?  We seem to live in a world that enjoys “criticizing” or “judging” others.  Worse yet, we can now “criticize” more easily with social media.  Honestly, this is... Read More »

Insecure Leadership

As I was reading OS Hillman’s TGIF post this morning, Insecure Leadership « Marketplace Leaders, it reminded me of a time not so long ago. From worldly standards, I was a pretty successful person not long ago.  I had... Read More »

America’s Best Hope Conference – George Barna

Yesterday, I had the privilege of being a part of the America’s Best Hope conference.  While several things stood out at the conference which focused on the importance of discipleship or mentoring of Godly leaders, George Barna, The Barna... Read More »

BUY-IN: Do you have it?

In the past few weeks, we have been reflecting on the importance of buy-in and wanted to share a few thoughts. You’ve likely all heard that in relationships and in working with teams of people, it’s important to gain... Read More »

How many of you are going to change the world?

Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to see Oliver DeMille (http://oliverdemille.com/), speak a couple of times and have read his books, Freedom Shift and 1913. In November 2011, he began his speech by telling a story... Read More »

“The One Thing That Changes Everything!”

Looking at your business or personal relationships, what is that “one thing that changes everything?” That one foundational “thing” that, if done correctly, will explode the growth of any business or personal relationships. Vice verse, if done incorrectly, it... Read More »

Challenge Group Discussion: “Choose to Be Positive in All Situations”

Last night, we once again had another great challenge group discussion.  This week’s discussions were based off Orrin Woodward’s, book Resolved:  13 Resolutions for LIFE – Resolution # 3 – Attitude – “Choose to Be Positive in All Situations”. ... Read More »

Jump on the Bandwagon!

In his book, Bringing Out the Best in People, Alan Loy McGinnes discusses “12 Rules for Bringing Out the Best in People”. These rules are: “Expect the best from people you lead. Make a thorough study of the other... Read More »

Who am I, What am I, Why am I?

When working with businesses and individuals we often ask our clients to answer the following questions: “Who am I, What am I, Why am I”. We always want to get to the core of these questions early on in... Read More »

What’s the value of one good idea?

At Truth@Work, an organization with which I am involved, we often ask the question: “What’s the value of one good idea?” Recently, in listening to a CD coming off my monthly LIFE subscription, I was reminded of a story... Read More »