Posts Tagged ‘win’
6 Ways Leaders Help Others Win
There’s a great behavior that I’d like you to reflect on for a moment – Helpful. I’m referring to helping others to win on their goals, even if it means that their accomplishing their goals doesn’t directly align with the goals of your team or organization. We’ve created a video and tool to help you…
Read MoreWhat Does a Leader Do, Anyway?
Leadership is incredibly hard to define. Instead of trying to figure out what a Leader is, I find it easier at times to discern what a Leader does. I’ve whittled it down to three key jobs of a Leader. No matter what organization or industry you’re in, or what job title you have, or what…
Read More10 Ways to Make Work a Winnable Game
Within each of us there seems to be a ‘game on’ switch that is hardwired in our DNA. For some of us the switch is more easily flipped than for others. When activated in the workplace, this switch can dramatically increase employee engagement. To throw the switch and drive engagement, leaders must make work a winnable game.…
Read More10 Ways to Make Work a Winnable Game for You and Your Team
Within each of us there seems to be a ‘game on’ switch that is hardwired in our DNA. For some of us the switch is more easily flipped than for others. When activated in the workplace, this switch can dramatically increase employee engagement. To throw the switch and drive engagement, leaders must make work a winnable game.…
Read MoreHow USWNT Coach Jill Ellis’ Response to Criticism Can Inform You as a Leader
U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) coach Jill Ellis has had more than her share of criticism and second-guessing over the years. Here are a few recent examples: SBNation declared that although the USWNT is extremely talented, the team “is barreling towards the World Cup with no idea what it should look like. It’s concerning.” The…
Read MoreTiger Wins the 2019 Masters, Don’t Miss This Key Leadership Lesson
Tiger Woods just did what many had thought he would never accomplish. He won the Master’s Tournament, again. I just read an article about the clubs he carried in his golf bag this weekend. Yep, everything about Tiger is a story of interest. I learned that Woods used to use only a Scott Cameron putter…
Read MoreFOCUS
It sounds obvious, but most of us have a way of piling up “must-do” priorities, making it impossible to do a very good job on any of them. One recipe for disengaging people is to overwhelm them with things to do, all of which are “Job 1” and “key priorities” and “top-of-the-list.” But if you…
Read MoreHow to Finish 2017 Stronger Than Ever
December is here and with it comes a flurry of activities. It’s easy to get swept up in the end-of-the-year frenzy. Frankly, left to my own devices, I’m likely to ring in the New Year with a twinge of disappointment, if I don’t accomplish a couple of goals. As I think about whether or not…
Read MoreWhat You Can Learn from Baseball’s Great Experiment
The June 30, 2014 Sports Illustrated cover featured a photo of Houston Astros’ outfielder, George Springer. The headline, “Your 2017 World Series Champs: An Unprecedented Look at How a Franchise is Going Beyond ‘Moneyball‘ to Build the Next Big Thing…” This was a bold proclamation by author, Ben Reiter, who called it Baseball’s Great Experiment.…
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