Category: Leading Your Team
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What is TRUST?
When I say “I trust you,” what do I mean? I believe THAT you… …will do what you say and when you say it will be completed ….will do it well ….have my best interests at heart I trust you BECAUSE you… ….have a proven track record of consistency …have…
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Lazy is a four letter word…
Success in life depends on many factors, but lazy isn’t one of them. Hard work, the ability to overcome adversity, a certain level of optimism, and the ability to stay with something long enough to see results all play a part. What are top 7 signs of lazy behavior? I…
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Don’t do well what you shouldn’t be doing at all
One of the dangers I often see in meetings is when someone asks the question “How do we do ________?” On the surface, it seems like a great question to ask! You are inviting input, collaboration, getting a wide variety of perspectives, etc. Rigorous, lengthy and sometimes heated debates go…
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It’s Better To Know Where You’re At Than Think you’re Somewhere You’re Not
If I’m on the phone and you ask for directions, what is the first thing you are going to ask me? Where are you at? The same thing with life. We pick our destination (goals, outcomes, plans, ambitions, intentions), which can be very exciting! …but (and be honest) Where are…
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Sometimes Good Enough IS Good Enough
Every design doesn’t have to be a masterpiece. Every video doesn’t have to be Academy Award worthy. You don’t have unlimited time, energy, attention, or money. You have to learn to prioritize. Find out what you value and what will give you the most “bang for your buck.” There are…
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7 Steps of Conducting A Effective Post Event Review
So, after months of planning, hard work and a flurry of activity, you had your big event. The easy thing would be to move on and catch up on all the other work that was put on hold because of all the activity. But the smart thing to do is…
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Death By Meeting
I just finished listening to Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni. There is not an organization I know that couldn’t benefit from this book. Like Lencioni’s other books, this is written in fable form, using fictitious characters running a fictitious business to tell a story. The book is an easy…
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Mind Map Your Roles and Responsibilities
One of the most helpful ways to get a grasp of all your roles and responsibilities is with a Mind Map. “A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. A mind map is often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a…
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Vision Is Like A Windshield
I was watching an interview by Don Miller on World-Class Customer Service with the Canlis brothers and this quote struck a cord with me. “When it comes to casting vision, the car manufacturers have it right…the windshield has to be bigger than the rear-view mirror.” This reminds me of a similar…
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Two Pieces of Advice for Generation Z
A colleague of mine and I were having a conversation this morning about some of the challenges we’ve seen with a new generation of young people entering the workforce. It got me thinking about two pieces of advise that I would give anyone who wanted to volunteer, intern or work with our…
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Quality Comes Through Quantity
What are you going after…quality or quantity? The underlying assumption is that it’s an “either or” proposition. I remember reading this story years ago and the lesson it teaches brought a new perspective on the debate. The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All…
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Shut Up And Sing…
My brother-in-law, Chris Wagner, is an Assistant Pastor at Calvary Chapel WestGrove. One of the areas he oversees is Worship Ministries. When our families got together over the Christmas holiday, he was sharing some of the statements he often repeats in conversations with his team. I thought they were pithy, practical and full of…
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