Break Through the Rhythm Have you been living your life in autopilot mode? Our everyday tasks and duties become routine. Eventually, we go on autopilot mode, no longer do our routines require us to think, we simply do them. It can be easy to get lost in the routine and comfortable with no need to…
Play the Infinite Game In the book The Infinite Game, author Simon Sinek discusses the idea of life and business being an infinite game. That means there is no winner, there’s just the journey in the game that continues on. Our goal is not to “win” at life or business, it’s to always be playing,…
Double Down As I got off the phone with my client’s leadership team this morning, I had a big smile on my face. Despite these troubling and uncertain times, they have been a resilient organization that continues to grow. I had the opportunity to dig in and help guide their team and really feel like…
Who were you before the world told you who you were supposed to be? For some of us, this may be a difficult question to answer, especially if we constantly find ourselves trying to conform to what society says we should be. It’s difficult to pull ourselves from the definition of success society has given…
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…
Do You Really Understand Who Your Customer Is? Whenever I start a new client engagement, my initial questions always begin with the customer. Many clients will immediately refer me to their website, where the logos of the companies they work with are proudly presented for all to see. Although displays like this go a long…
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…
Hi! This is John Gamades from OrangeBall. When Jaime asked me to guest blog on the topic of faith, I had no idea what today’s environment would look or feel like. It was months ago, and we were wrapping up our annual EOS planning session, setting some lofty goals that would really push us. At…
