In leadership circles, there’s a well-known principle popularized by John C. Maxwell: the Law of the Lid. It states that leadership ability is the lid that determines a person’s level of effectiveness—and by extension, an organization’s potential. If the leadership lid is low, no matter how talented or motivated the people within the organization are,…
As a business leader, your mindset matters now more than ever. You can find lots of gurus ready to teach you about a positive mindset, and studies show that a positive mindset can improve your quality of life. But having a positive mindset is not enough to create success for you or your company. The…
From trying out the Four T’s approach to understanding your team’s communication style, here are the 12 answers to the question, “What are your top tips for improving communication across your organization?” Use the Four T’s Approach Ban Emojis Create An Open Leadership Culture Record All Communication Construct Out-of-Work Platforms for Trust Building Hold Town…
Who were you before the world told you who you were supposed to be? For some of us, this may be a difficult question to answer, especially if we constantly find ourselves trying to conform to what society says we should be. It’s difficult to pull ourselves from the definition of success society has given…
Meeting Our 6 Basic Human Needs During these times of instability and even chaos, each of us reacts to what is happening around us in a slightly different way. For some of us we might be experiencing different reactions from our employees, from our leaders, from our families and other people in our circles. And…
Leaders Who Learn “Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” – William Pollar Leaders are not all created equal. In the world of leadership training and development there is one key factor that I have seen as a…
