Category Archives: Leadership

To Be a Better Leader, Listen with TING

When we are in a conversation with another person, what are most of us generally doing while they are talking? If we were honest, we would have to admit that we’re usually thinking of how we will respond. There are very few of us who are fully engaged and deeply listening to the other person’s…

You Need to Own Your Power Before You Can Own the Room!

Whenever you are delivering a business presentation or speech, you need to own the room! What exactly do I mean by that? Think back to some of the best speakers you have seen. They come up on stage or to the front of the room, and you immediately feel the energy in the room shift….

Help Them See the Impact of Their Work

Let’s face it. Not every job is challenging. Not every job is exciting. How then, as leaders, can we help people be enthusiastic about their job no matter what their job is? We need to help them see the benefit of the work they do. Several years ago, my mother spent a couple of days…

Why Set Big Goals?

The biggest reason to set big goals is to become the person it will take to make them happen. You see, when you set a bit goal, you have to learn new things, connect with new people, and find new resources. You have to grow and develop and change. You have to become more. You…

Paint the White Lines on the Side of the Road and Set Them Free

It’s tempting to want people to do their work “our way.” This is particularly true if we used to do the job they are doing and we’ve been promoted to manage the group. “After all,” we reason, “doing it the way I did it is what made me successful—they should just do the same thing.”…