Posted: February 24, 2017 | Categories: Leadership, Team Building

As a professional coach, I help companies build top-performing teams.  This week I was reminded of one of the biggest challenges in building strong teamwork:  The ability to confront someone who has either made a mistake or needs re-direction.Read More…

Posted: February 7, 2017 | Categories: Leadership, Management, Team Building

“If I asked people what they wanted, they would say they wanted a better horse” -Henry Ford

Last month I was meeting with a client who had a big problem:  His business was growing too fast.  He had built his success by giving excellent service and managing relationships well.  Now all that was at risk.  Things were slipping through the cracks, important details were getting overlooked, and his team was “dropping the ball” far too often.

When a situation like this occurs, it is important to define the problem so that we come up with the right solution.Read More…

Posted: October 25, 2016 | Categories: Leadership, Management, Team Building

In this virtual world of high tech and social media, it is easy to be seduced into the mindset that an “in-person” conversation is getting a little old fashioned.  It isn’t!  Whether selling, leading, or parenting, there is no substitute for a quality face-to-face conversation.  I am vividly reminded of this almost every day.Read More…

Posted: October 5, 2016 | Categories: Leadership, Team Building

“You’ve got to get there the firstest with the mostest”

The quote above comes from one of my favorite high school teachers.  He also coached a football team that did not lose a game for 7 years.  He knew how to stay ahead of the game.

Top performing teams know how to stay ahead of the game.  They know that you want to launch any noble effort with the strongest possible momentum.Read More…

Posted: June 1, 2016 | Categories: Leadership, Team Building

“There are two reasons people do things…the real one, and the one that sounds good” – John P. Morgan

The World Economic Forum conducts a survey each year regarding the trust people have in different businesses and organizations.  The survey participants include national governments, global companies, and large local companies.  The category of organizations that consistently ranks in the highest trust category is “Non-Governmental Organizations” Would you like to know the category that has the worst perception?  Yes, you guessed it…Politicians.Read More…