I am sorry for how I treated you. I apologize” Three times these words were expressed as this leader cleaned up relational messes he had made with team members and clients. It was a process he had rarely engaged in – possibly never.
I had been working with this leader and his team for several weeks....
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January 31, 2017
Painful Hires?
10 Steps To Hiring Slow!
Caring for People
I am so frustrated – so disappointed!” – phrases I hear too often as leaders wrestle with the reality of past not-so-good hiring decisions.
Have you wrestled with the consequences of a not-so-great hiring decision?
You have likely experienced the impact of an employee’s negative attitude. It represe...
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Are you willing to be honest with where you are at this point?”, was the question I asked this leader. It wasn’t that he didn’t know his actual GPS co-ordinates. This was a much bigger question that was implicating him, his team, his family and his community. Where ‘was’ he?
This leader was wrestlin...
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Remarkable”, stated this leader as he spoke to his team earlier this week. He needed the team to join him in making the needed improvements REMARKABLE. He knew that most energy and effort would be wasted if they didn’t engage to help him do what was needed. It was an incredible moment, witnessing th...
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