A Simple Way To Combat Chronic Stress

We just finished a three week marathon of moving into a new house and doing most of the packing and moving ourselves.  Needless to say the stress levels are still out the roof and I found these simple techniques posted by the HBR to be helpful: “For most leaders today, Read more

Security and Significance Part III

God has designed us so that the most important needs in our lives can only be met through Him.  His next priority is for us to be in a relationship with our spouse that reflects Christ unconditional love for the church and His willing submission to the will of the Read more

4 Things To Do When Your Team Is Smarter Than You

So we have heard that leaders today don’t have to be able to answer all the questions.  They hire smarter people and let the combined collaboration generate more effective results.  So if you are the leader, then what is your role?  Fast Company has a helpful post: “If you think Read more

Leadership’s Responsibility In Life After Work

I really get amped when the whole conversation of work-life balance is addressed.  Many bottom line supervisors really don’t seem to mind if people take too much work home and stay connected 24/7.  However, they must realize that everyone brings home to work every day and it definitely impacts performance. Read more

How To Connect With Millennial Employees

In my opinion millennial employees get a bad rap primarily because they are misunderstood not because they under perform.  Situational leadership teaches us that we should lead every person differently based on the context and improve our communication where everyone can reach their potential.  This Forbes post is very helpful: Read more

Hire Winners Not Whiners

In the old days of the Industrial Age model of leadership everything was pretty simple.  The leaders made all of the decisions and the followers did all of the work.  There were very clearly identified lines of authority and policies and procedures for everyone. The major goal of the company Read more

Why Busyness Is Not Badge Of Honor

The harder we work the more we get done right?  Wrong!!!!  Actually, the reverse may be true because at some point in time we lose our margin and stop being effective at anything.  Being over scheduled is definitely not something to brag about and according to Mark Merrill we must Read more

10 Ways To Create Margin

A simple definition of margin is the space between our load and our limits.  It is the opposite of overload because you will have something in reserve for a time when you will need it. Richard Swenson wrote an incredible book entitled Margin to help us learn how to restore Read more

How Does Executive Coaching Really Work

I really enjoy speaking and training about leadership development.  The most rewarding part of what I do is coaching, where I can invest one on one time with someone in a more targeted approach to help them reach their full potential.  Coaching is about asking questions that will help you Read more