It takes a lot of energy to keep up these days, both personally and professionally. We are living and leading in what some call a “VUCA world”. The United States Army War College originated the use of the VUCA acronym which stands for: V.U.C.A – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous Volatile – fast, unpredictable changes…
Growth through Character Leadership In these times of change, it is important to identify how you as an employee can add value to your organization. Everyone is dealing with unknowns, but what if you could be a positive influence and impact on your team members and peers? During difficult and uncertain times, leadership becomes even…
It is a fact that we are all feeling the effects of the war on this pandemic – personally in our families and the upheaval in our “normal” schedule and life and as leaders who are leading our organizations through the uncertainty. Each of us has unique leadership strengths that we can lean on during…
PART THREE: Building Team Health with Trust In my previous blogs in this series, I’ve talked about ways to continually grow and bridge the gap between being a leader who is a driver and needs to get things done, while simultaneously making sure the folks who might report to you or work on our teams…
Meeting Our 6 Basic Human Needs During these times of instability and even chaos, each of us reacts to what is happening around us in a slightly different way. For some of us we might be experiencing different reactions from our employees, from our leaders, from our families and other people in our circles. And…
PART TWO: Building Team Health with Collaboration In my last blog, I talked about how building a great foundation for healthy teams starts with the intention of leaders. To be successful with our teams we need honesty, and to be truly honest people need to feel safe. This incredible gray area between micromanagement and ghost…
PART ONE: Building with Intention We all know that leadership roles at any organization come with heaps of responsibility: there are metrics to be analyzed, budgets to be tracked, and progress to be continuously measured and questioned. It is a constant journey that never ends, but we push forward with the hope that we’ll be…
It’s About Who You Are So, who are you? Aside from the title and position that you hold, how are you describing yourself? Understanding who you are, beyond just the title you hold, is extremely important as it helps you build confidence and stronger relationships with those around you – there’s no faking it –…
Theory of 10-80-10 Take a moment and think about how you react to crisis and unexpected changes that come to your professional and personal life. What energy do you bring to these situations? We all like to think that in time of crisis or big changes we know how to react and what to do….
Do you know who you inspire? Do you realize how many people are watching what you are doing and being inspired each day by your words and actions? For many of us, it’s not something we think about daily, but we are having an impact. There are people who watch what we are doing and…
