Posts Tagged ‘team’
Explore 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 MoreThe Very Best Leaders Are Here; You Should Be Here Too
Many years ago, I was a new infantry lieutenant in the United States Army. I vividly remember a time in my training when I, and a class of fellow soldiers, learned a very important lesson. That day, I learned where the very best leaders are… We were discussing how infantry platoons move through the woods.…
Read More5 Lego Leadership Lessons that Can Be the Building Blocks to Your Success
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Lego, was hitting brick walls in its efforts to move to sustainable alternatives to its raw materials. “Realizing the scale of the challenge, it (Lego) later invested $150 million to hire scientists and fund research and development,” to reach its goal by 2030. Guy Brooks, Lego‘s head of environmental…
Read MoreHow Great Leaders Leverage Diversity to Build Better Teams and Drive Results
Most of us have heard the expression the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, but what does that truly mean and how do you create an environment like this for your team? A team of people with diverse skills and perspectives is always more productive and creative than each member alone can…
Read More4 Awesome Reasons to Hire a Canine Coworker (#4 Might Save Your Life)
In 2017, The New York Times reported that, “…43 percent of employed Americans said they spent at least some time working remotely….That represents a four percentage point increase since 2012, a shift that meets the demands of many job seekers.” If you are part of the growing wave of people working from home, or envision…
Read More“Boss” Research Says Do this for Team Accountability
If you plan to drive from New York to California, you don’t just fill your car up once with gas and expect to make it all the way there. You start out making good progress, but eventually you’re going to need to fill up again. In the same way, you need to fill your workers’…
Read MoreA Few Ideas to Create Effective Meetings
Here are a few ideas to help you create more effective meetings. Print these out and keep them close. They might save you a ton of time, energy, and frustration! Download a printable version of the graphic on the tools page. Just scroll down to the section marked meetings, find the file, and download it.…
Read More4 Customer-Centric Questions
If you are looking to create a customer-centric team, work with your teammates to answer 4 critical questions. 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 at Vanderbilt University with a thriving leadership blog and podcast,…
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