32 – To be or not to be: decision-making at its best

Have you been there?  You are a part of management team but you don’t seem to be making progress.  Your meetings feel like a scene from the movie, The Groundhog Day.  You discuss issues over and over but a solution is never implemented.  It is a frustration that will take even the most laid backContinue reading “32 – To be or not to be: decision-making at its best”

32 – Decisions: maybe isn’t an option

Have you been there?  You are a part of management team but you don’t seem to be making progress.  Your meetings feel like a scene from the movie, The Groundhog Day.  You discuss issues over and over but a solution is never implemented.  It is a frustration that will take even the most laid backContinue reading “32 – Decisions: maybe isn’t an option”

Summer Leadership Series: Leading Under Fire

We welcome our friend Norma Shirk as a guest blogger this summer.  Norma is an expert in HR systems and policy.  She understands great leadership and offers her thoughts in our Summer Leadership Series. Building a successful team is never easy.  Managers and business owners who hire “yes-men” tend to ride their egos and a falseContinue reading “Summer Leadership Series: Leading Under Fire”

Team Check-Up: How healthy are we?

Today’s episode we’ll explore the health of your team.  When was your last check-up?  While monthly financials communicate the metrics of the business, it is important to remember that those metrics are created daily by individual members of your team.  The check-up is completed by recognizing each individual’s health ensure those monthly and annual goals goContinue reading “Team Check-Up: How healthy are we?”

20 – Your Leadership Gift

During the holiday season, gifts are given and received with young and old alike.  In for many there is an anticipation of those gifts. In fact I have a niece who is 11 years old.  She can’t stand not knowing what she is getting for Christmas and can easily tell you many days until Christmas. Continue reading “20 – Your Leadership Gift”