Posts Tagged ‘lead’
6 Questions to Help Your Team to Determine Priorities
Your team has limited resources. Your team members have different perspectives of what’s most important. Your environment is constantly changing and with those changes come new opportunities and threats. Given these realities, it’s critical that leaders and teams work together to clearly determine their top priorities. Use these six questions as you work with your…
Read MoreBaby Boomers Should Retire Already…
In 2017, Pew Research explained that, “still sizable, the Baby Boom generation’s sway in the workforce is waning. In the early and mid-1980s, Boomers made up a majority of the nation’s labor force. The youngest Boomer was 53 years old in 2017, while the oldest Boomers were older than 70. With more Boomers retiring every year…
Read MoreHow to be a Leader People Choose to Lead
Regardless of the type of work you do and who is (or isn’t) on your team, the job of being a leader starts with you. This is why you should invest time to evaluate how well you are doing at the job of leading yourself and leading others. And, of equal importance, evaluating why you…
Read MoreWhy Do You Choose to Lead Worksheet
Regardless of the type of work you do and who is (or isn’t) on your team, the job of being a leader starts with you. This is why you should invest time to evaluate how well you are doing at the job of leading yourself and leading others. And, of equal importance, evaluating why you…
Read MoreExplore Your Organization’s Culture
This poster is designed to remind you of both the need to explore your organization’s culture and some terms to help you do that. Read about each term in this article. Below is a pdf perfect for printing, posting, and sharing. [restrict] [/restrict] Patrick LeddinPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and The…
Read MoreTake Time to Explore Your Organization’s Culture
I invite you to suspend reality for a moment and go on an odd, but arguably informative, journey with me. Imagine that Charles Darwin, the 19th century English naturalist and geologist, sets sail from England aboard the HMS Beagle. His destination – the Galapagos Islands. A space-time continuum fluke transports Darwin to your 21st century workplace. He is…
Read More6 Employee Engagement Benefits from Turning Team Members into Owners
Who washes a rental car?” Answer: No one. Why? “Renters don’t own rental cars.” Allow me to expand a bit on the concept of ownership. In doing so, I’m going to argue the following: Don’t give your employees another program in hopes of increasing engagement, give them something to own! Our typical concept of ownership,…
Read More7 Gifts That Great Leaders Give to Their People
If you want to give your team a gift of true value, give them the gift of a great leader. No, this gift isn’t wrapped in a fancy package. There is no one moment of surprise as the ribbon is untied. This gift is parceled out in small ways, everyday. It won’t break the bank…
Read More8 Self-Reflection Questions Every Leader Should Answer
Great leaders take time for self-reflection to ask themselves and honestly answer these eight questions. Click here for an article that shares more on the subject. [restrict] [/restrict] Patrick LeddinPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and The Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Five-Week Leadership Challenge. Patrick is an Associate Professor…
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