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The Center For Company Culture Blog

Efficiency is Overrated

July 17th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

With the relentless demands we face each day at work, many leaders have become obsessed with efficiency. This constant desire to do things quicker and faster, however, often comes at a price. Too many leaders and organizations sacrifice effectiveness to improve efficiency. Unfortunately, this leads to poorer outcomes and satisfaction. When efficiency is increasing while effectiveness is decreasing, an organization is headed for disaster. When leaders take the time [...]

Give the Gift of Meaningful Work

July 2nd, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

We all want meaningful work.  Work that excites us, that we look forward to, that we find ourselves bragging about to our friends and family.  However, too many still question whether such work exists.  Leaders can play a key role in helping others feel their work is meaningful.  How?  Here are three simple ideas. #1 Provide clarity about someone’s role and how it contributes to the mission and vision [...]

Drop the Titles

June 29th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What would happen at your place of work if titles didn’t exist?  Would silos breakdown, innovation increase, teamwork improve, and productivity rise? When titles are emphasized on a team or in an organization, people often respond by shutting down and turning their attention to their own individual goals and results. Whether consciously or not, when titles are a big deal internally at work, people become more likely to behave [...]

Overcoming Leadership Blind Spots

June 21st, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

All leaders have blind spots.  Blind spots are leadership weaknesses that impede success. Some of these blind spots may be a function of simply “not knowing what you don’t know”.  Others are flaws that aren’t easily recognized by the leader themselves, but are very apparent to others. If leaders all have blind spots, is there a remedy?  How can a person with obvious blind spots still lead successfully? The [...]

Are Employees Assets or Liabilities?

June 11th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

If asked, “Do you consider employees to be assets or liabilities?”, most likely 9 out of 10 leaders would respond, “assets!”  Though the answer seems obvious, what do their actions indicate?     Many decisions made by leaders suggest that they view their team members as liabilities rather than assets. Whether it's the possibility of short-term financial gains or the fear of lawsuits, too often the actions of leaders suggest they [...]

5 Things Leaders Should do to Effectively Seperate Employment

June 7th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Separating someone from their employment is tough. And too little attention is given to how to do it effectively. How a leader handles terminations has a significant impact on culture.  Here are five things managers should do to have the best outcomes possible when letting someone go. #1 Calm down Before engaging in a separation conversation, you must calm down. Don’t go into these discussions upset or angry. Though [...]

A Simple Concept for Company Culture Success

May 22nd, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What happens at your workplace when results are up, goals are met, and things are going well? On the other hand, what happens when numbers are trending down, problems arise, and outcomes are poor? How a leader reacts during these situations has a significant impact on a company’s culture.   A meaningful way to improve as a leader and elevate your organization’s culture is by properly living the window and [...]

An Important Way to Improve Company Culture

May 17th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

One of the best ways a leader can improve their company’s culture is through their example. Do you live, act, and behave the way you want your people to? If a leader's actions are not regularly in line with the messages they share or the expectations and standards they set, it will negatively impact culture.    Of course leading by example is easier said than done. After all, leaders are [...]

The #1 Way to Improve Company Culture Post Pandemic

May 10th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

An underrated practice that can strengthen a company’s culture is consistency.  Most companies have experienced a period of incredible uncertainty and change due to the pandemic. However, as business begins to open and things slowly start to stabilize, leaders should increase their focus on establishing consistency at work.    Consistency is vital to culture because it provides stability and increases trust.  It also creates a stronger sense of belonging among [...]

One Simple Way Leaders Show They Care About Their Team

April 29th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

An important leadership skill is helping those you lead know you care about them. Though there are many ways to show you care, one simple and effective way is by getting to know your people.  What interests do your team members have? What is important to each of them? Who do they care most about? What are some of their biggest challenges?  What motivates and inspires them?  Do you [...]

One Vital Leadership Quality that Leads to Success

April 26th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Successful leaders care about their people.  And it’s not just a sort of care about them whenever there is time or it’s convenient. They genuinely care about them all the time.  When I was responsible for hiring CEOs for health care centers, one of the things I was most interested in was whether the candidate had a genuine interest and concern for others. I knew without this quality they [...]

The Wrong Thing to Get Wrong as a Leader

April 19th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

As leaders and organizations, we make a lot of mistakes! Mistakes are a big part of life. Mistakes can hurt results and outcomes, but they also allow us to learn, improve, and grow. Though every company and every leader makes mistakes, some are more detrimental than others.  The important thing as a leader is to minimize big mistakes.      At the heart of long-term success for any organization is its [...]

What is Good Leadership?

April 9th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What is good leadership?  Is it achieving numbers at all costs?  Is it spouting off commands and skillfully manipulating situations so that they always turn in your favor?  Is it demoralizing opponents and proving you have authority and control? There seems to be confusion all around us about what constitutes good leadership.  Good leadership always builds.  It improves practices, develops people, increases connections, grows value, strengthens bonds, enhances reputations, [...]

7 Ways Leaders Can Celebrate Often With Their Teams

April 5th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Celebration at work is a critical component to establishing a healthy company culture. Too often companies fail to celebrate enough. One reason is because leaders believe that to celebrate it must be big, elaborate, and well-planned out. Instead, leaders should focus on making them fun, simple, and memorable.  Leaders who are serious about building a strong culture need to not only consider annual celebrations but also quarterly, monthly, weekly, [...]

Improve Company Culture by Celebrating

March 29th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

When was the last time you celebrated at work? One of the best ways to improve a company’s culture is to celebrate often. Many leaders and organizations don’t celebrate enough.  One reason is because we believe in order to celebrate it must be big, elaborate, and well-planned out.  The truth is, sometimes the simplest and least planned out celebrations have the biggest impact. For example, when my team hit [...]

The Biggest Mistake a Leader Can Make

March 22nd, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

There are a lot of things a leader can do to sabotage their own effectiveness and success. However, there is one pitfall that is more pervasive and more destructive than any other. If you’re a leader, you’ll want to avoid it at all costs.  The biggest way leaders undermine their effectiveness is through behavioral misalignment.  Behavioral misalignment is saying one thing but then doing another. When there is a disconnect between [...]

3 Ways to Get a Divided Team to Work Together

March 17th, 2021|Articles, Blog|

If only I could get my team to work together!   If you’re a manager, you’ve probably had this thought at different times throughout your career. While the importance of teamwork isn’t lost on most leaders and organizations, understanding how to motivate a group of people to work together is challenging.      How to Get A Divided Team to Work Together   Discord, infighting, and a lack of unity ravage way [...]

What Makes a Good Leader

March 15th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Good leadership doesn’t have to be complicated. Though many experts may have you believe otherwise, I’ve learned great leadership comes down to the accumulation of small and simple things done consistently. When leaders discipline themselves to do little meaningful things each day, it has a transformative effect on everyone.  Therefore, at the crux of good leadership is consistency. Sure doing the right things every once in a while is [...]

Everyday Actions to Improve Your Company’s Culture

March 8th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Sometimes creating the right company culture can feel hard. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be. Here are three simple everyday actions leaders can take to improve culture: 1. Talk about your mission, vision, and values Leaders can never talk about their mission, vision, and values enough. Reinforcing, explaining, and sharing the mission, vision, and values in different ways each day will help create clarity and align your team. 2. Catch [...]

Communicating Your Mission Statement to Your Employees

March 3rd, 2021|Articles, Blog|

Now that you have a well-written mission statement, what’s next?   Merely writing an inspiring mission statement is never enough to transform your company’s culture. The next step is communicating your mission statement to your employees, or what I like to call operationalizing your mission.    Unfortunately for many companies, a mission statement is written and then forgotten.  Sure, it may reside on the first page of the employee handbook or [...]

Three Reasons Why Company Culture is Important

March 1st, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What is the importance of company culture? Does it really matter? Here are three critical reasons why culture matters so much. #1 It’s Pervasive Culture permeates an organization. It is impossible to get away from it. Your company’s culture affects every aspect of your business.  It influences every challenge you face, every action you take, and every outcome you achieve. #2 It Attracts and Engages Talent The top predictor [...]

How to Write an Effective Mission Statement

February 24th, 2021|Articles, Blog|

A Mission Statement is an essential building block to developing a strong company culture. But what exactly is a mission statement and how do you write it in a way that makes it effective? These are the questions we will be answering in this article.           What is a Mission Statement?  A mission statement is a brief aspirational declaration, expressed in plain language, that describes what the organization is [...]

Three Interview Tips for Leaders

February 22nd, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

The primary purpose of a job interview is to identify and attract individuals who will help your organization achieve its goals. Thus, developing a strong interview process is a must for leaders.    Here are three tips to help you create a stellar interview process:   #1 Make it Memorable The interview process is one of your greatest opportunities to differentiate yourself from others and show your company is unique. [...]

5 Reasons Why Good Employees Quit and Leave your Organization

February 17th, 2021|Articles, Blog|

Few things are more discouraging for leaders than when they find out a good employee is quitting—especially when they discover that person is going to work for their competition!     When this happens, too many leaders and organizations allow themselves to believe employees go because they are offered better benefits or pay; however, this is rarely the case.  Multiple studies on why employees leave their jobs have proven that [...]

Company Culture Definition

February 12th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What is company culture? If you asked 100 executives, you’d probably get 100 different answers. Though there may be some debate about what it is or isn’t, every leader should know three facts about company culture. #1 A basic company culture definition A simple definition is company culture is the shared beliefs, assumptions, and norms of an organization’s team members. In essence, it is the rules people in the [...]

Your Employees Two Most Important Days

February 8th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Two of the most important days in your employees' employment life cycle are their first day and their last. While many days will be forgotten, these two will most likely be remembered for years to come. The first day of work is typically filled with anticipation and excitement. It is a day most people look forward to, prepared to discover what your company is truly all about and make [...]

Embracing a New Normal

February 1st, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Nowadays we often hear about a “new normal”. If you are looking to embrace a new normal, I encourage you to focus on building an exceptional company culture.  You can embrace this new normal by recognizing and praising your team members more often.  By striving to create more clarity around a shared purpose, vision, and values.  By being more positive and grateful.  Through setting clear goals and consistently measuring [...]

Achieving Results That Will Last

January 25th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

If “why” is the most important word for 2021, then “how” is a close second.  I think most would agree that getting results at all costs is not ok, yet too many leaders still behave in this way.  And consequently, they completely undermine their long-term effectiveness and ultimately their legacy.  Any competent leader can achieve temporary results.  It takes a special leader to create the kind of performance that [...]

Customer Loyalty Starts Here

January 18th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What is the best way to increase customer loyalty?   Focus on improving employee loyalty.  Too many organizations waste resources on programs to boost customer loyalty while ignoring their team member experience. With zero long-term improvements, they then wonder, “What happened?”  If your employees aren’t loyal to your company, it is doubtful your customers will be. Your team must be loyal to your company first, before your customers will ever [...]

One Simple Way to Keep Your Team Motivated

January 8th, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

During my conversations with leaders, a common sentiment is often brought up. Many leaders are concerned about a general lack of motivation among their workforce. Thus, the question becomes, how do we motivate our teams?   One of the simplest ways to motivate your people is through establishing clear goals. I’ve found that once someone knows what they are working toward, they begin to make progress on achieving it.   Goals [...]

Three Things Leaders Must Do to Achieve Company Goals

January 1st, 2021|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

It’s the new year and many of us are focused on 2021 goals. As a leader, what is your plan to ensure you achieve them this year?  Here are three things you can do to make sure you reach them.  #1 is to create clarity around your goals.  Too many goals are never reached simply because people don’t know about them or they don’t understand them.  Making sure goals [...]

The Most Important Word for 2021

December 28th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

“Why” is the most important word for 2021. The reason is because now more than ever, people want to contribute to a cause and make a difference. People want a clear purpose for doing what they are doing. They want to be inspired. Establishing a clear “why” is one of the most important steps to accomplishing New Year’s resolutions and other goals.  Without a clearly understood “why”, it is [...]

2020’s Perfect Gift

December 21st, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I love this time of year when so many of us are focused on giving to others. Giving is a wonderful thing. It softens hearts, changes behavior, and strengthens relationships. Giving has a positive impact on both the receiver and the giver. Meaningful giving can even change lives. As a business leader, what do you plan to give to those you lead this year? Will it be a year-end [...]

Culture Change for the New Year

December 14th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

If you could change one thing about your workplace culture, what would it be?   Sometimes the idea of changing a company’s culture can seem overwhelming. It can feel like you're trying to eat an entire elephant in one bite.  And the larger the organization, the bigger the elephant!  Rather than trying to eat the elephant whole, consider selecting one aspect of your culture you’d like to change or improve [...]

Easy Ways To Spot Good Company Culture

December 7th, 2020|Articles, Blog|

Whether you’re just starting a new job or deciding whether to join an organization or not, an essential aspect of your professional life is the workplace culture. The office or organization’s environment can make or break your job experience and could lead to either long-term employment or have you rushing back to the job market.  Maybe you’re wondering what sorts of things determine or reflect the good company culture. Though [...]

Something Leaders Can Believe In

December 7th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

The holiday season is a time of belief. During it, we are invited to believe in a lot of different things. I’d like to add one to the list. As a leader, I’d like to invite you to believe in your team. 2020 has been a challenging year.  Many have lost jobs, health, businesses, confidence, wealth, loved ones, security, and even hope. As a leader, you are in a [...]

5 Simple Ways to Identify a Good Company Culture

November 30th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

If you’re deciding whether to join an organization or not, it’s important to remember that your happiness at work will be influenced heavily by the workplace culture. Though it might be difficult to detect before you begin work, there are several clues you can look for that indicate the strength of a company’s culture. #1 Long-Tenured Employees One strong indicator of company culture is the employee turnover rate. Simply [...]

How To Improve Company Culture in 90 Days

November 23rd, 2020|Articles, Blog|

You hear the word culture all the time when it comes to the workplace, but we think it should be more than just a vague term. And though many people will tell you having a good one is necessary for an effective and successful workplace, you might be wondering how to improve company culture on a realistic level. At The Center For Company Culture, we’ve designed a 90-Days to A [...]

Grateful Leaders are Successful Leaders

November 23rd, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Grateful leaders are often successful leaders. Here are two thoughts on gratitude for leaders this Thanksgiving week:  1. “Not what we say about our blessing, but how we use them is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”  W.T. Purkiser Many times we claim to be thankful but often our actions demonstrate otherwise. For example, if I’m thankful for my job, I will work hard at it and not spend [...]

5 Big Reasons Why People are Leaving Your Company

November 9th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Few things are more discouraging than a high-quality employee leaving your company. And too often leaders shrug their shoulders and say it must be because they were offered more money or better benefits elsewhere.  Here are five big reasons why people are likely leaving your organization. #1 A Purpose Wasn’t Clear Too often people aren’t sure what the purpose is behind all of the work. Sure, they get a [...]

How To Change Company Culture When It’s Suffering

November 5th, 2020|Articles, Blog|

Whether you’re aware of it or not, your company’s culture influences every aspect of your business. It is formed as a result of how you and your team do business. If your overall company culture is poor, there are things you can do to help shape it and cultivate it to make it one that improves your performance and results.  In this article, we’ll dive into a few ways you [...]

3 Tips to Improve Your Employee Survey Results

November 2nd, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Frequently gauging how your employees are feeling about working for your organization through employee surveys is important to cultivating a strong company culture. Once you gather the information though, what do you do to improve results?  Here are three tips to help:   #1 Share the Results This seems obvious, but it doesn’t always happen. Leaders should share the results of the survey in a timely manner with their team. [...]

What Does A Company Culture Consultant Do?

October 27th, 2020|Articles, Blog|

If you’ve been wondering what a company culture consultant does, you’ve come to the right place. A company culture consultant has the power to help you align your organization’s workforce and improve results. To us, culture is more than just an overused business buzzword that sounds nice. It’s a game-changer when it comes to business performance and success.  And the importance of your company’s culture isn’t going away. Are you [...]

9 Simple Ways Leaders Can Repeat Their Most Important Messages

October 26th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Creating organizational clarity is the first step in establishing a strong company culture. Clarity is vital because it eliminates confusion and aligns a team. At the heart of creating clarity is repetition. Leaders must find opportunities to repeat their most important messages often.  Since repetition is critical to clarity, here are 9 simple ways leaders and organizations can and should repeat their most important messages. During the interview In [...]

How to Create Organizational Clarity

October 19th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Creating organizational clarity around the things that matter most is one of the best ways to improve a company’s culture. Clarity eliminates confusion and aligns a team. But how do good leaders go about establishing clarity? The most important practice to create clarity is repetition. Leaders and organizations must be persistent in repeating their most important messages over and over again. They should find different ways and [...]

How to Know If You Have a Cohesive Team

October 12th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Teamwork is critical for success in most organizations. However, knowing whether your team is really cohesive or not can be tricky. There are sophisticated ways to gauge team cohesiveness, however there is a simple method that has proven effective for most leaders. This uncomplicated practice is so easy that many of you may laugh out loud. Surprisingly, too many leaders fail to do it. The best place [...]

All Companies Have a Mission, Vision, & Values, So Why Bother? 

October 4th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Most reputable companies have some form of a mission, vision, and values for their organization. However not all of these companies are successful so do they really matter that much?  The answer is yes!    Though most have them, here are two reasons why they don’t always help and why you still need them. #1 Most mission, vision, and values are poorly written. Thus, they fail to inspire [...]

What to Do When an Employee Gets Mad

September 28th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

How should leaders respond when an employee gets upset with something that has been asked of them or shared with them? The natural reaction is to get angry or frustrated in response, however, usually this is the worst thing you can do.  Instead, leaders should take a step back and ask themselves: are my intentions clear?  Often employees become mad because they are filling in the blanks [...]

Winning is a Team Sport

September 21st, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Three things I love are teamwork, leadership, and basketball. And what I’ve seen out of the Miami Heat this postseason in the NBA bubble has been all three.  Watching the Heat go 10-1 in the NBA playoffs has been extremely impressive and fun to watch.  Now I’ve never been a Heat fan, and how they play over the next week or two could change, but based on [...]

Isn’t Company Culture all Fluff?

September 14th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Isn’t company culture all fluff?  This is a question I hear a lot. Thankfully, the answer is a resounding NO.  Creating a high-performing company culture can be as fluffy or as non-fluffy as you’d like it to be. What makes a company’s culture great however is all substance.  For example, driving home clarity around roles and responsibilities, goals, standards, and results is not fluffy.  Demonstrating the discipline [...]

How Companies Can Best Weather the Storm

September 7th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

If we’ve learned anything over the last six months it’s that every organization is vulnerable to decline. With the uncertainty that surrounds us, how do leaders protect their companies from a precipitous fall?    The best way companies can weather the storms that will inevitably come is through building a strong company culture. And in most circumstances, this is the only way.     Culture works because it influences every [...]

The #1 Way to Undermine Your Leadership

August 31st, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

The number one way leaders undermine their leadership and lose the trust and respect of their team is through behavioral misalignment.  Behavioral misalignment happens when leaders say one thing but do another.  For example, if a CEO professes the company’s top core value is service, yet he is constantly looking for ways to cut corners on service to increase profitability, then his actions are not aligned with [...]

How to Effectively Lead “Type A” Personalities

August 24th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Type A personalities are typically defined as competitive, driven, and achievement oriented. Often, they are superb leaders in the workplace who know how to perform well and get results. However, sometimes managing Type A’s effectively can be tricky, especially when more than one is on your team. How does a leader bring Type A’s together and help them achieve collective results?  Here are four effective ways.   #1 [...]

3 Reasons Your Mission and Vision Aren’t Working

August 17th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

The best place to start in building a strong company culture is to clearly articulate your mission (purpose) and vision of your company.  Some leaders and organizations have done this but then don’t see much of an impact. Here are the three top reasons why.  #1 Not Simple Enough The number one reason why a mission and vision aren’t having the influence and impact leaders and company’s [...]

How to Earn Respect

August 10th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

How do you earn the respect of those you lead? Here are three simple tips. #1 Be Vulnerable One of the best ways to earn the respect of those you lead is by being vulnerable. Being vulnerable is a willingness to say “I’m sorry”, “I messed up”, “I don’t know”, or “I need help” when appropriate. It’s being willing to be human, transparent and honest. Leaders who [...]

How Will You Look as a Leader Post Pandemic?

August 3rd, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Time for a pandemic update, how’s it going? One thing I’ve observed during the pandemic is how some of my friends are using their extra time to get physically fit. They are working hard to get into the best shape of their life and they look amazing! When it comes to your effectiveness as a leader, have you made improvements? Have you gotten into the best “leadership [...]

The Best Solutions for Complicated Problems

July 27th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Too often we assume complex problems require complex solutions. However, the best solutions for big and complicated problems are often small and simple. Unfortunately, small and simple answers are frequently rejected. One reason is because of a sophistication bias many of us hold. We believe something simple and easy could never solve something complicated and big. When we refuse a simple solution, we make a big mistake.  [...]

Competition or Compassion?

July 20th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Which of the two are more important to your success as a leader and organization: Competition or Compassion?  On the one hand, without a strong desire to compete to be the best, results are often never what they ought to be or could be. This ultimately limits the impact the organization has in the marketplace and on the world. On the other hand, without compassion, bridges can [...]

Two Things You’ll Need for a Strong Company Culture

July 13th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What does every company need to build a strong culture?  A deeply shared sense of purpose and a broadly shared dream. Why are these two items so important?   A clear purpose and dream unite a team and provide motivation. They also improve decision making throughout the organization and help people understand they are contributing to something bigger than themselves.  With a clear purpose and dream, self-interests melt [...]

Who Are You Spending Your Time With?

July 6th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

In organizations, team members can be placed into three groups. The first is the naysayers or those who are skeptical and cynical about everything in the organization. No matter what is done, they will always be unhappy.     The second group is the undecideds. These are people who are not sure which of the other two groups they should join.  The final group is the supporters or those [...]

One Simple Way to Increase Performance

June 29th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

How often are you sharing your mission, vision and values?  Once or twice a year? Perhaps quarterly? Maybe once a month?  When asked, most leaders respond that those who work for them know exactly what the mission, vision, and values of their organization are. However when put to the test, most don’t know them.  Why the discrepancy?  Many leaders share something once or twice and then assume [...]

Creating Inclusion

June 22nd, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Inclusion is an important topic that has been on the minds of most leaders and organizations. One question I’ve been asked on multiple occasions is, how do I promote a culture of inclusion? This is a great question. Though there are many ways to promote it in an organization, below are a few ideas that can help. #1 Make Purpose Your Number One When leaders ensure the [...]

How to Lead Best When Things are Crazy

June 15th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Few would argue that we are living in turbulent times. If there is anything I’ve been reminded of over the last 3 months, it is the importance of relationship-based leadership. Relationship-based leadership is characterized by a proactive approach to building relationships of trust with those you lead. It involves taking a genuine interest as well as involvement in the development and well-being of team members.   When things [...]

Two Essential Leadership Traits

June 8th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

When things slow down around the office, sometimes interesting conversations start-up. One recent discussion revolved around leadership traits. The question posed was, if leaders could only have two attributes, what would they need to be in order to have the most success. While there are a lot of admirable traits that could make the list, here are the two I’d want every time.  #1 Humility Being humble [...]

How Do We Start to Heal Our World?

June 1st, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Based on all that has transpired in our country over the last week, here are a few simple thoughts on how each of us can help heal our world and become better leaders and better people.   #1 Admit When We Are Wrong We all make mistakes, however learning to admit when we do is not always easy. When we are willing to say we messed up, it [...]

How to Get Buy-In

May 25th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

How do you get those you lead to support a decision that has been made? Explain 'the why' behind it. Leaders make many decisions each day and their ability to get buy-in on those decisions is critical. When people understand 'the why', it gives them knowledge and helps them feel included. Additionally, most of us do not like to work in the dark. Instead we want to [...]

I Love Working Here!

May 18th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

“I love it where I work!” How many of your team members would say this about your organization? The answer to this question is becoming more important than many realize. The coronavirus pandemic has done a lot to change our views on work and the world. One that is gaining traction is fewer and fewer people seem to be willing to work for a company that doesn’t [...]

Unity not Division

May 11th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, public tension around differing opinions on how to proceed are escalating. This is causing division at a time when unity should prevail. Why does this happen?  Though on a smaller scale, discord and infighting persist in many organizations across the world. Though employees are working toward common goals, differing opinions often fester and tear teams apart. This divisiveness leads to many unfortunate [...]

A Leader’s Regret

May 4th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I wish I could do more! Have you had this thought during the coronavirus pandemic?   Over the last few weeks, I have had more than one leader express this sentiment to me. One even went as far as suggesting he probably made a mistake in his choice of profession, feeling he should have been a doctor or a nurse instead.  While these thoughts are noble, it's important [...]

Enhancing Communication During a Crisis

April 27th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Communication has always been extremely important for effective leadership, however its significance has amped up even more during the coronavirus pandemic and virtual meetings. One vitally important communication practice leaders should use is cascade messaging. Cascade messaging is making sure messages from a meeting cascade or flow down to the many different layers in an organization in a timely, clear, and concise way.  During COVID-19, nailing this [...]

A New and Better Way

April 20th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Though it appears we still have a ways to go with the coronavirus pandemic, it might be wise to begin to contemplate what a new normal will look like post COVID-19.  Will you and your team go back to doing things the way you’ve always done them? Or can you take some things that you’ve learned or changed about how you operate and lead to help you [...]

How to Motivate Your Team During a Pandemic

April 13th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

It’s time to start a rally cry. It’s time to decide what you and your team must focus on to help you survive and thrive through this unprecedented pandemic.  A rally cry is a simple unifying message that clearly defines what’s needed most right now. It is a call to action. It narrows focus and trumps everything else that has to be done. It aligns a team [...]

Advice For Leaders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 6th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

It’s been a few weeks since our world got turned upside down with the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that leaders and teams are settling into what feels like our new normal, at least for a little while, here are four reminders to help you successfully navigate these uncertain times.  #1 Show Who You Really Are This pandemic presents an opportunity for leaders to show who they really are [...]

Your Defining Moment

March 30th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

A crisis has a way of highlighting leadership. In many ways, what you do now will have a bigger impact on your people than all the good and inspiring things you do during normal times.  Isn’t this what leadership is all about? It is much easier to lead when things are going smoothly. The real test of a leader is how they react and behave when times [...]

Lift Those You Lead

March 23rd, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

For most of us, these are challenging times. During difficult days it’s important to remember they won’t last forever and things will get better. Tough times never last, but tough people do.  But what if you're not feeling tough enough right now? Here are two simple thoughts of encouragement:  #1 You are stronger and more resilient than you realize. Consider what you’ve been able to overcome in [...]

How to Effectively Lead in Times of Uncertainty and Crisis

March 16th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Recent world events have turned our normal ways of doing business on its head. With so much uncertainty and chaos, what are leaders to do? As bad as things seem to be right now, these types of situations present an opportunity for leaders and companies to shine. Taking the right steps and focusing on the right things is critical. To effectively navigate these turbulent times, leaders should [...]

Choose Your Hard

March 9th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Establishing a healthy company culture is remarkably simple, but it isn’t always easy. It takes conscious daily effort, good strategies, and hard work. However, organizations dealing with problems arising from poor cultures isn’t easy either.   For example, creating the level of clarity needed within your organization to build a strong culture requires relentless repetition. Yet not doing it leads to an organization full of confusion and ambiguity, [...]

How to Write A Well-Written Mission Statement

March 2nd, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

A mission statement is an essential building block to developing a strong organizational culture. When a mission statement is well written, it can inspire a team and provide a unifying purpose.  Unfortunately, too many mission statements are poorly written and do little to help their organization. Below are three essential elements needed to create a mission statement that will have a big impact on your organization. #1 [...]

Company Culture Made Simple

February 24th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Establishing a strong company culture can be remarkably simple.  A great culture first starts with creating clarity. When things are clear, it aligns and unifies a team. In essence, it gets everyone rowing in the same direction. Second, a strong culture requires consistency. Consistent practices and predictable patterns of behavior, routines, and systems build trust and cohesion.  Next, adding celebration strengthens a culture. When teams are recognized [...]

Breakfast Pizza and Influential Leadership

February 17th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

At a recent conference I presented at, an experienced executive shared an interesting story with me about the most influential boss he’d ever had. When this boss first joined the company, the team was fragmented and performance was poor. Recognizing this, one of the first things the new boss did was require that the entire leadership team have breakfast together every Friday morning. For whatever reason, the [...]

Helping Your Team Achieve Goals

February 10th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Last week I shared a simple strategy for achieving your personal goals. Rather than focusing on year long goals, if you break them down to 30 to 60 day bitesize goals it can really help with making progress and actually achieving them.   If it is hard for us as individuals to reach annual goals, what does this mean for our team goals? Many feedback and goal setting [...]

How to Achieve Goals

February 3rd, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

One month in 2020 has already come and gone. So the question is, how are those resolutions and goals coming? If you’ve forgotten about your resolutions already or if you are struggling to work on them, then it may be time to try something new. For most of us, focusing on goals that are a year away is challenging. Many of us struggle to see ourselves that [...]

Lead Like a Champion

January 27th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

With the Super Bowl fast approaching, great coaching has been on my mind. I’ve always been fascinated and inspired by great athletic coaches who  find ways to get the most out of their teams.  I believe a lot of what makes a great coach in sports, also makes a great manager, boss, and leader. So today I’d like to share two coaching thoughts that have inspired me [...]

The #1 Way to Improve Your Customer Experience

January 20th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What is the best way to improve your customer experience within your organization? This is an often-debated question in many board rooms throughout the world. So, is there a good answer or perhaps a best practice that leaders can turn to? Unfortunately, many supposed surefire solutions out there don’t seem to have the lasting impact leaders and organizations are hoping for and need. The reason is because [...]

Think Like a Leader

January 13th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Imagine you’re a leader with an important decision to make. Let’s say expenses are high and revenues are low so you can either (A) choose to cut back staff and improve your financial standing or you can (B) fall further and further in the hole. Which option will you choose? Most of you reading this probably thought one option was better than the other. What if the [...]

One Simple Way to Improve Company Culture

January 6th, 2020|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

“Remember that a person's name is, to that person, the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” Dale Carnegie One simple way to build culture and rapport as a leader is to know the names of your people. Though it may seem insignificant to you, it often means the world to people who view you as an important leader within your organization. How many names do [...]

An Easy Guide to Accomplishing New Year’s Resolutions

December 30th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

An easy guide to accomplishing New Year’s resolutions in 2020.  First, start with clarity. Make sure your goals are clear and you know exactly what you want to achieve this year as well as why. To that end, having a clear “why”, more than anything else will help motivate you throughout the year. Second, establish consistency. Above all, be consistent in tracking your progress toward achieving your [...]

The Perfect Gift a Leader Can Give

December 23rd, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I love this time of year when so many people are focused on giving to others. Giving is a wonderful thing. It softens hearts, changes behavior, and strengthens relationships. Giving has a positive impact on both the receiver and the giver. Meaningful giving can even change lives. As a business leader, what do you plan to give those you lead this year? Will it be a nice [...]

How to Measure Your Company’s Culture

December 16th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

How do you measure the effectiveness and health of your company’s culture?  Some companies I’ve worked with believe they have a great culture because people are generally nice to each other and everyone seems to get along . Others believe they have an amazing culture because they offer a lot of benefits and perks they think their employees love. And yet others believe that because employee turnover [...]

Give People a Reason to Come to Work

December 9th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Simon Sinek provided great insight when he said, “Give people a reason to come to work, not just a place to go to work.”  So what is the difference and why does it matter? Most companies provide only a place to go to work, so that is exactly what their employees do. They go to work, do what they must do to get by, and look forward [...]

Gratitude is Power!

December 2nd, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

One simple way to improve organizational culture and leadership effectiveness is through gratitude. An expression of gratitude does two powerful things: First, it helps the recipient feel appreciated, recognized, and valued. When someone feels this way, it makes it easier for them to work hard and it increases their desire to do good work.  Second, gratitude softens the heart of the giver and endears them to the [...]

Keep Score!

November 25th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Today my thought is simple. Keep score! Too many people work in the dark. They don’t know if their team is doing a good job or not. They don’t know if their team is winning. And this can lead to unproductive stress and anxiety, and even apathy and lethargy. The best leaders I know and the organizations with the strongest cultures don’t allow for ambiguity around results [...]

Monday is a State of Mind

November 18th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I love Mondays—and most days of the week—but Mondays are my favorite!  The reason? I choose to love Mondays!  Unfortunately, too many people I know despise Mondays. They associate Mondays with more work, sweat, grind, and a lack of freedom. They say Mondays rob them of their fun and relaxation.  I say Mondays are energizing, full of potential, and an opportunity to do great things. To me, [...]

Helping Others Reach Their Potential

November 11th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What are your expectations for those you lead? Is the potential you see in them made clear? Too many people feel unsure of what their leader expects of them at work. And too many leaders feel frustrated by the lack of progress being made by their team. Could there be a correlation?  People normally don’t lack capacity or potential to do good work. What they do lack [...]

The Key to Unlocking Motivation

November 4th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Does it feel like your team may be lacking motivation?This is a common concern I hear from leaders—that they can’t seem to get their team motivated.So what is a leader to do?Recently an executive I was working with set a goal for his team to achieve a special designation that exemplified excellence in their industry. He knew it would require hard work from his entire team to achieve [...]

Results-Driven or Relationships-Driven?

October 28th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Are the best company cultures results-driven or relationship-driven? The answer is both! Organizations with healthy company cultures have a superior blend of being both results-driven and relationship-driven. They place an emphasis on building relationships while driving performance. Most organizations struggle with this concept. Most are lopsided and either focus primarily on results or primarily on relationships, making their cultures less effective. I’ve worked with both kinds of [...]

Bring Your Dreams To Work Please!

October 21st, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

A good boss is the one who allows people to bring their dreams to work. A great boss is the one who actively encourages them to do so. Let me explain.   Imagine you have a great idea. One you are certain will have a big impact on your organization and team. You’ve spent time envisioning how to accomplish it and how things will look once you do. [...]

Accountability or Kindness?

October 14th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

As a leader, which do you choose: accountability or kindness? Which of the two is more important and which will best get you the results you desire? Unfortunately, too many leaders face this decision on a regular basis. They tell themselves they must choose one or the other. The reality is a leader can do both. In fact, a leader should do both. Holding people accountable does [...]

A Powerful Tool for Wise Decision-Making

October 7th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Picture this. Two high-ranking executives disagree on an important decision within their organization. Both seem to have good reasons for their point of view and both seem very entrenched in what they believe is the right decision. Both appeal to the leader to join their side of the debate to put the issue to rest.  What is a leader to do? This is a common scenario played [...]

3 Essentials For a Well-Crafted Mission Statement

September 30th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

A Mission Statement is an essential building block to developing a strong organizational culture. When a mission statement is well written, it can inspire a team and give them purpose. Unfortunately, too many mission statements are poorly written and thus do little to help align and motivate an organization.  It doesn’t have to be this way! Below are 3 essential elements to creating a well-crafted mission statement [...]

Obliterating Job Misery from the Workplace

September 23rd, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Today I’d like to invite you to join me in a cause.  The cause is to obliterate job misery from the workplace. Job misery is the dissatisfaction people feel at work. It’s the leading cause of the Monday morning blues.  Too often people go to work feeling uninspired, unfulfilled, and indifferent.  It doesn’t have to be this way. Job misery is an epidemic that plagues our world. [...]

Finding Balance

September 16th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Finding balance as is an ongoing battle most leaders struggle with constantly. It is also a question I am asked frequently from far too many leaders who are feeling burned out or overwhelmed. Though there are no easy answers to this leadership challenge, here are three simple suggestions that have helped me find balance in my career. #1 Start Unbalanced Every new leader or executive needs to [...]

What is Culture?

September 9th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What is culture? If you asked 100 executives, you’d probably get 100 different answers consisting of a wide variety of explanations. Though there may be some debate about what it is or isn’t, here are three basics about organizational culture every leader should know. #1 A Simple Definition A simple definition is culture is the shared beliefs, assumptions, and norms of an organization’s team members. In essence [...]

An Effective Way to Engage Your Team

September 2nd, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

A question leaders often ask themselves is how can I better engage my team? Or, in other words, how can I capture the heart, energy, and mind of my team so that they willingly give their best at work? These are good questions. If you are a leader asking yourself these things, it is a good sign of things to come. So what can a leader do [...]

A Simple Secret For Success

August 26th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Today let’s talk about a simple secret for success in leadership. If you want to have great results, then there is only one place to start and that’s with culture. Why is culture the best place to start? Without a strong culture, leaders end up wasting way too much time dealing with staff turnover, recruiting, training, orientating, clarifying, etc. This leads to increased costs and a decrease [...]

Three Common Pitfalls Leaders Must Avoid

August 19th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Throughout my career I’ve often asked myself, why do so many leaders fail? Most leaders I’ve met start off with high hopes and most have very good intentions. Many are well educated, experienced, talented, and eager to do a good job. Most step into a leadership position believing they will be successful, and most companies who offer them the job do not secretly believe they will fail. [...]

Aspirations or Resources?

August 12th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

In a recent case-study assignment, a group of graduate students were asked to debate which company would most likely succeed long-term in a competitive marketplace—an organization rich in resources yet poor in aspirations or an organization rich in aspirations yet poor in resources.  There were great points brought up on both sides of why each company might outlast the other. In the end however, the class and [...]

How to Improve Results When Times are Tough

August 5th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Has there ever been a time when your team or organization was underperforming? When results just weren’t up to your expectations and progress was a struggle? I’ve been there before and have felt the frustration that comes from trying to find solutions for improvement.     In moments like these I’ve tried a lot of different tactics to jumpstart performance. I’ve introduced new programs, implemented changes to current practices, [...]

Is There A Model For Producing A Strong Company Culture?

July 29th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Most organizations and leaders understand that company culture influences business results. Though this is common knowledge, what isn’t well known is how to best manage and shape the company culture to improve results. As with most business functions, models and systems are often developed to help leaders and organizations achieve desired results. These models or systems impact behavior and allow a company to systematically obtain an anticipated outcome. What [...]

Three Easy Ways to Dramatically Improve Your Meetings

July 22nd, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Meetings are one of the most basic functions of any organization, yet they often aren’t given the attention they deserve. Meetings play a pivotal role in the shaping and strengthening of a workplace culture. Sadly, most people disdain meetings and it’s hard to blame them. Meetings are often poorly run and poorly structured—thus participants leave feeling like they’ve wasted their time. It doesn’t have to be this way. Here are three simple suggestions to help you [...]

Nine Simple Ways to Take Better Care of Your Team

July 15th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

A great strategy to improve the results within your organization is to take great care of your team. Many studies have proven that leaders who are able to establish a culture where employees feel valued, recognized, and cared about perform better than those who don’t. But how do you do it? How can a leader take better care of their people when they are so busy and have so much already on their plates? Below [...]

Three Things Every Leader Must be Clear About

July 8th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Providing clarity should be at the very top of the priority list for any leader. Why? Clarity brings certainty and reassurance to a team. It removes confusion, roadblocks, and misalignment. It contributes to camaraderie, trust, and understanding. It builds confidence, loyalty, and respect. It provides direction. The importance of establishing clarity to effective leadership cannot be overstated.     Great leaders start by clarifying three important things.     Purpose  First, they provide clarity around the purpose of work. If people don’t know why they do what they do, work will not be as fulfilling [...]

The Ultimate Leadership Challenge

July 1st, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I’ve been incredibly lucky to work with many amazing leaders throughout my career and I’ve learned there is one significant challenge that every leader faces. I like to call this universal struggle the ultimate leadership challenge.  What is the ultimate leadership challenge? It is the challenge of overcoming self. To move from being self-focused to others focused. To put our own personal interests and desires aside in order to benefit others. Only a few are able to [...]

What Does Winning Look Like?

June 24th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Does your team understand what winning looks like for your organization? Is it super clear what results must be achieved in order to claim victory? Ensuring team members know what winning looks like is a great way to help establish a strong culture that gets results.   Can you imagine a basketball game without a scoreboard? Where the players, coaches, and spectators have no idea who is winning? Or how about an Olympic running event without a defined finish line or even a stopwatch keeping time? Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it. Would anyone have any interest in such an event?     [...]

Leaders Don’t Just Eat Last

June 17th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I agree with Simon Sinek that leaders eat last, but I also believe they eat with their team. Let me explain.   One of the best ways to establish a great culture within your company is to create what I call charity within your organization. Charity is showing true care and concern for the people you lead. It’s viewing people as people and not as a number [...]

Creating a Great Culture – What’s in it for You?

June 10th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

At times when I speak to leaders about investing resources, time, and effort into creating a great culture, I often get a common response. It most often comes in a look on their face that says are you serious Tim? What’s in it for me?  This is an understandable and perfectly appropriate response. Afterall, leaders are tasked with the important responsibility to protect the organization’s limited assets and their time is valuable.   So what is in it [...]

I Want Only Two Types of Employees

June 3rd, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

As a CEO of a health care facility, there were only two types of employees I wanted working for my organization. One type was the frontline employee who took great care of my patients, families, and visitors. The other type was those who took great care of the frontline employees. That’s it! Those were the only types of employees I wanted.  In my health care facility we believed as [...]

What Every Great Organization Needs

May 27th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What does every company need in order to have a strong organizational culture? A deeply shared sense of purpose and a broadly shared dream. Without purpose, employees will show up to do a job but they will mostly be self-interested. Sure, there will be a small handful who innately look out for the wellbeing of the organization, but without a clear purpose, your people won’t be all that motivated to help the company or their team [...]

Gallup’s #1 Way to Succeed at Work

May 20th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Gallup recently released their findings from their largest global study on work, and the results are not all that surprising. In their study they discovered that the quality of a company’s managers and leaders is the most critical element to long-term company success. I didn’t need a Gallup study to know this was the most critical, but it’s good to see their research confirms what most of us already knew.    Last [...]

Who Needs Encouragement?

May 13th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I heard on a podcast recently that the founder of Chick-fila, S. Truett Cathy, once asked a friend, “who needs encouragement?” and then after a moment responded, “every human being that is breathing.” At times as leaders we are trained to look for the bad and correct it. What if instead we trained ourselves to look for the good and praise it? How do you think this [...]

Employees Are Volunteers For Your Organization

May 6th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Having worked in health care most of my career, I’ve relied heavily on a good group of volunteers to help in the different facilities and hospitals I’ve worked. Volunteers are the best! I’ve noticed that as leaders, we are quick to forgive a volunteer’s mistakes, thank them for their time, and are gracious for any efforts they make to help our company. We also tend to trust [...]

Your Most Important Job

April 29th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

The most important responsibility a leader has is to provide clarity for their team. That’s right, most important. The reason is because there is nothing that will negatively impact the productivity, engagement, and satisfaction among your team members more than confusion. Confusion at work causes a lot of problems including anxiety, contention, apathy, frustration, and stress. Clarity needs to come from the top. If the top is not [...]

The Leading Cause of Death For Leaders

April 22nd, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

The number one leading cause of death for leaders is distractions. Distractions have killed more leaders than anything else I know.     Now let me clarify for a minute. When I say death, I mean being removed as a leader whether it is losing a job or being asked to step down.   Why are distractions the leading killer for leaders? I believe there are two main reasons.   One is because they are so enticing. They often appear as fires that need immediate attention. They beckon for our help [...]

Why Culture Works

April 15th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Let’s talk today about why culture matters—why it works at transforming and positively impacting all results within an organization. So why does it work? The answer is simple really. A company with a strong workplace culture taps in to the emotional and intellectual energy of every employee.  When a workplace culture is weak or unhealthy, people often do just enough to get by. They never emotionally or [...]

The #1 Thing You Can Do To Love Your Job Again

April 8th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Are you a leader that is struggling to love your job? Do you feel like you’ve lost a sense of purpose or do you wonder if you are making a difference? Are you frustrated with your team’s performance and results?   If so, I get you. I’ve been there before. It’s not uncommon to feel frustrated, lost, discouraged, or even apathetic at times. Leading others can be hard!     So what is [...]

How Will You Be Remembered?

April 1st, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

If you manage people, your influence on others is huge! Period. Whether you know it or not, or believe it or not, your influence on the people you lead impacts all things in their life. Notice I didn’t say work, I said life!  As a leader, you have a tremendous privilege to influence others, for good or for bad. The direct impact you have on the lives of those you supervise [...]

The One Behavior Undermining Your Success

March 24th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Today let’s talk trust. One of the best ways to improve trust in the workplace is by doing what you say you are going to do. That’s it! Sure, sounds easy but it can be hard.   Do any of these scenarios sound familiar….   Scenario #1 Employee: Can we talk?   Leader: Sure, I’ll get back to you within an hour. (gets tied up and forgets to get back)   Scenario #2 Employee: I [...]

Parent Leadership

March 18th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I recently read a quote that made me smile. It said, “Everything I learned about parenting is leadership and everything I learned about leadership is wrong.” – Bob Chapman  It made me smile because in so many ways it’s true!   Though I won’t debate the merits between taking a leadership course or a parenting class to become a stronger leader, let me share five things I’ve been taught about being a [...]

3 Ways To Win At Work

March 11th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Are you winning at work? How do you know? Too many people aren’t sure if they are winning at work or not. They go through their routines, strive to do their best, but at the end of the day they feel unsure.   So, today, let’s talk about three ways you can know whether your winning at work or not.   #1 Define What Winning Looks Like  Too [...]

Where to Start in Creating a Strong Culture

March 4th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

A common question I’m asked about creating a healthy and strong organizational culture is where should I start? Though there are a lot of things you can do right now to improve your culture, the best place to start is with a mission statement. (Check out my article on 3 Essential Elements To A Well-Crafted Mission Statement).  Purpose A good mission statement is the best place to start because it gives [...]

Two Ways to Start Helping Your Team Reach Their Potential

February 25th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Does it feel like your team or organization is under performing? Do you think you could and should be doing better?  If so, you are not unlike most leaders and organizations out there. Unfortunately, many aren’t sure what to do or how they can move forward to help their teams reach their potential. Today I have two suggestions to start helping your team or organization truly reach their potential.   #1 Improve Clarity  Often [...]

4 Things to Do When You Feel Like Giving Up

February 18th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Have you ever questioned if you have what it takes to accomplish your goals?   Have you ever felt like giving up?  Leadership can be hard. It can often feel like you aren’t making progress or that you will never achieve your desired outcomes.   When this happens, what should you do?  First, have patience. Things are rarely as bad as you believe.  It just feels that way in the [...]

Upgrade Your Decision Making

February 11th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

What do you stand for?   What does your organization stand for?  Is this clear to all of your team?  Establishing core values for your life and for your organization is one of the best things you can do to improve results. When values are established, defined, and made clear, it can guide decision-making.   This is extremely important when faced with critical, tough, and in-the-moment decisions.   Imagine for example that your employee is dealing [...]

Own Your Monday!

February 4th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

It's another new week, a fresh start, a chance to reach your goals and do something amazing! Another opportunity to reprioritize and align yourself with your dreams and goals!   What will you choose to do with it? Who will you choose to be? So much depends on this day, right now—Monday, the start of a new week.  Too many people will choose to dread today. They will start their week [...]

What Makes A Leader Great

January 28th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Good leadership doesn’t have to be complicated. Though many experts would have you believe otherwise, I’ve learned great leadership comes down to an accumulation of doing a lot of small and simple things consistently. When leaders discipline themselves to do little things each day that show those they lead that they care about them, it has a transformative effect on everyone.  At the crux of great leadership is consistency. Sure doing the right things every once in a while is nice and will [...]

Why A Vision?

January 21st, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Every great company is lead and guided by a vision. A vision is what the organization eventually hopes to accomplish or the contribution it hopes to make in this world. Much like a mission statement and core values, a vision should be well articulated and referred to often. It should be easy to understand and be clear.   A vision can be viewed as being unrealistic by others. It is a long-term goal. When leaders are [...]

The #1 Way To Improve Your Company

January 14th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

It's a New Year, a time for new beginnings. Nothing can help your organization more this new year than to improve the health of its culture.   A healthy organizational culture is one where little confusion and politics exists. The team is aligned and working toward common goals. Everyone understands the company’s mission, values, and vision. Employees know why their job matters and how they are making a difference. The levels of [...]

3 Ways To Ensure You Crush It In 2019

January 7th, 2019|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

It’s hard to believe but 2019 is upon us. Are you excited?! Hopefully you are prepared or are preparing to have your best year ever. Whatever your goals or ambitions might be for 2019, below are three suggestions to help you crush it this year.  #1 End of Year Vision  All great things start with a vision, so what is yours for 2019? What do you hope to accomplish and [...]

My One Piece of Advice to Accomplishing New Year’s Resolutions

December 31st, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

I love starting a new year, especially because I love to make New Year’s resolutions. A new year presents you with a perfect opportunity to reflect on the past and plan for the future. It gives you a fresh start and even a fresh perspective on life. New Year’s resolutions can push you outside of your comfort zone and help you improve. Unfortunately, most people fail to [...]

All I Want For Christmas is…Discomfort?!

December 24th, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

If Santa is good to you this year he will provide a little bit of discomfort in your life. Why discomfort you might ask? There are a couple of reasons. Let me explain. First, discomfort is an indicator that we are growing or that we need to grow. We can’t get better or improve our circumstances in comfort. In fact we must step out of our comfort [...]

3 Things to Help You Get Unstuck

December 17th, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Have you ever felt like you were stuck? Like you just weren’t making the progress you hoped to make and that you felt you should be making? That happened to me over the last couple of weeks. You see, I’ve been trying to complete a book project and just felt it wasn’t good enough. I wasn’t sure how to improve it or make it better. I felt [...]

9 Leadership Principles to Live By (The Final 4)

December 3rd, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Last week I introduced the first 5 Leadership Principles To Live By that will help anyone become a great leader. These five principles included removing fear, standing on equal ground, serving those you lead, being a teacher, and working hard. Today I will share the final 4 leadership principles to live by that will help you have a lasting impact on those you lead. #6 Set An [...]

9 Leadership Principles To Live By (The First 5)

November 26th, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Being a great leader is hard.  It requires a tremendous amount of discipline, courage, and self-sacrifice.  Those who want to be good leaders must work at it constantly.  Here are the first 5 of 9 leadership principles to live by that will help anyone become a great leader and have a lasting impact on those they lead. #1 Remove Fear It can be natural at times for [...]

How To Create A Healthy Workplace Culture

November 19th, 2018|Articles, Blog|

A healthy workplace culture is at the heart of success within every organization. Patrick Lencioni has often referred to organizational health as “the last competitive advantage.” In today’s world, it’s not enough to just be smart, develop a good strategy, work hard, and offer a great product or service. These are necessities to survive. Companies that hope to not only survive but thrive must also establish a healthy organizational culture. Just as proper eating and regular exercise can help you maintain your personal health, there are certain things leaders must do to keep their workplace culture [...]

Too Important To Be Kind

November 5th, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

"You are never too important to be kind." I recently read this on a sign somewhere and felt it was very applicable to us as leaders. It’s easy to get caught up in all that is going on. With important decisions to make, deadlines to meet, issues to address, meetings to attend—things are just busy and stressful! Because of all this, it can be hard to [...]

3 Ways to Overcome Fear

October 29th, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

It’s the week of Halloween so it only seems fitting to talk about fear. But let’s not talk about the fun fear we experience during this time of year that gets our hearts pumping and our adrenaline flowing. What I want to focus on is the more common and often times debilitating negative fear. So let me ask you, have you ever been afraid? We all have [...]

Redefining Superheroes

October 22nd, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Have you ever wanted to be a superhero? Yeah me too. It never happened for me though. At least not in the way I thought it would…. Maybe you are like me. Let me try and explain. At times when I talk to leaders about their careers many express or even lament the fact that they aren’t in a more service-oriented occupation. A doctor, firefighter, civil or [...]

Surprising Discovery About Workplace Culture

October 15th, 2018|Articles, Blog|

Is there one kind of workplace culture that trumps all others? One specific type of culture that each organization should be trying to establish for the absolute best results? This is a question I’ve asked myself many times over my career. I’ve come to the conclusion that the answer is a resounding NO. This answer might surprise you. It did me. You see I wanted to believe that one [...]

A Case For Company Culture

October 8th, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

Culture is the number one way to improve performance within any organization. Many leaders I talk to believe they can’t do much to change the culture of their organization because they are only a department head, supervisor, or only lead a small team within a larger organization. I’m here to tell you that’s not true. If lead people, than you can have a dramatic impact on culture. Let me [...]

Love Your Mondays!

October 1st, 2018|Amazing Mondays, Blog|

This is my first AMAZING Monday and I must confess, I love Mondays! Maybe because it’s a new week and a fresh start, maybe because I like to root for the underdog and go against the grain a little bit, or maybe it’s because I’ve made the choice to love Mondays. The truth is, all of these are true. I do love Mondays because there is so much potential [...]

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