“True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.” ~John Wayne The movie: True Grit (the original starring John Wayne). The scene: John Wayne, on his horse in a meadow, 50…
Great leaders delegate, and yet many find it extremely difficult to let go! What they fail to realize is the hidden message it communicates to their people. A message that leads to unmotivated, disengaged, employees. Take 5 minutes and learn the importance of delegating, letting go, or dying!
There have been thousands of books written on the topic of personal growth. If you search ‘personal growth books’ on Amazon.com you will find over 100,000 titles. And while personal growth can be a very personal topic, it certainly doesn’t mean that personal growth is all about YOU! In fact, research shows that having a…
Being a leader means that your people observe you and your behaviors in order to decide whether they follow you, stay engaged, quietly quit, or leave! So, the question is; what are your people observing about you that is shaping your team culture in a negative way? Below is a list of behaviors that could…
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” ~ Martin Luther King (In honor of MLK) When you think about The Great Race, what comes to mind? Depending on your age, it could be the 1965 movie entitled, The Great Race, or the annual Great Race of North America, or…
in·teg·ri·ty – /inˈteɡrədē/ noun 1. the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. 2. the state of being whole and undivided. There seems to be a “lack of integrity” epidemic infiltrating our society. In all actuality, this dis-ease that has been around for quite awhile, although it seems to be spreading wider,…
“The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity.” – Rollo May It takes courage to change the “things” in our lives that are not working. It sometimes takes even more courage to be willing to take a long, deep look at ourselves to see what we are doing or thinking that is…
Happy Holidays…Your Choice? As we go rolling into the holiday season many of us will be spending time with family and/or friends. Holidays can be a tough time for a lot of folks and everyone navigates them differently. While some folks are happy and joyous, others seem to struggle, so they deal with it in…
The Holidays, Gratitude, and YOU! The holidays can be stressful. It is so easy to get swept up in all of the craziness that this time of year can offer us. Yes, offer us because we don’t have to choose stress and craziness if we remember to ask ourselves one very important question. The questions…
Quiet Quitting… An Oxymoron? The term quiet quitting has been being bantered around a lot lately. Apparently, it is a derivative of the Great Resignation, and is defined as an employee who puts no more effort into their job than absolutely necessary, basically it is about doing the bare minimum. As an executive coach, I…