Leadership

A mistake that many new leaders make early in their career is failing to realize delegation’s power. Many people are promoted from being an individual contributor to being in a position of leadership. The skills and experiences that got them recognized are not the same as what’s needed to make their entire team successful. Quite […]

A core position on any team, in business or sports, is the coach. In sports, a coach’s role is to develop their players to help them realize their full potential. The same goes for business. A manager needs to develop the team. To develop a coaching culture, you need to be with your people. You

Business is very similar in some way to sports, and leadership is a team sport. On many teams, there are captains. Without the team working together, though, no one can score the winning goal or secure that championship. How does the captain or the coach inspire their team to bring their best every single day?

All leaders, regardless of industry, the type of work done, the title on their business cards, face people, process, and tool situations and challenges that they must lead their teams through. It’s essential to understand the distinction between leadership and management. What is Leadership? In general, leadership is about influencing and inspiring others to act,

On every team, there are different types of performers. All of them require different things from you as a leader. This rings true with coaching too. While personality differences may come into play, coaching team members can best be grouped into three types of performers: Strugglers Rookie Leaders Superstars Coaching Team Members: Strugglers While you

When it comes to the employee experience, vacation time and when someone works is vital to most employees. We work to live. We don’t live to work. To foster the right employee experience, do your best to schedule as far in advance as much as possible. Scheduling Far in Advance Good Example Let’s start positively.

As you evolve your management competencies, you will be required to help set direction, priorities, and goals. These can be done at an individual, team, and organizational levels. Having a vision and knowing where you are taking your team is key to being successful. Without being able to not only formulate but articulate the vision,

Across many different industries and organizations around the world, more employees are working remotely. In many organizations, the traditional office is becoming less of a place where people work. The home office is starting to take over. There are entire companies that work exclusively from home. There are advantages and disadvantages to working remotely, but

All leaders should know how to define strong teams. As you continue to refine your management competencies, you will begin to take on more responsibility. Often this means that instead of being an individual contributor, you are starting to lead a team. Unfortunately, many new managers struggle to transition from individual contributor to being a

Whenever I promoted someone into a leadership position, I always conversed with them about the critical leadership characteristics that I expect from them. This helps ensure that we are on the same page, operating from a similar set of values. Having these conversations early once someone steps into a leadership role is essential. It helps