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I heard the parents in the bleachers stabbing me in the back, “Why didn’t they get a real coach? What’s wrong with Jensen? Doesn’t he want to win the state championship? Why won’t he put Billy in the game?” Their comments stung. But I stuck to my guns. We had a rule, “if you . . . → Read More: The Four Values of Ethical Leaders “You working late again?” The housekeeper asked, as she pulled her garbage-can-on-wheels into the computer room and gave me her warm smile. “Someone needs to process these studies,” I replied with a grateful grin. I was relieved to finally see a friendly face. I didn’t confess that I had nowhere else to be. It . . . → Read More: How to Embrace Diversity  Comments are closed  Diversity, Empowering engagement, Empowering motivate teamwork, Global Leadership, Rational understand people A friend told me that she was very disappointed that her employer was giving her less than a 1% raise this year, despite the fact that she is the best worker on the team (as determined her manager’s objective measures). Her manager apologized, but said that she had been hired near the high end . . . → Read More: Leadership Tools to Retain Employees 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Empowering engagement, Empowering engagement coach, Empowering motivate teamwork, Empowering Motivation, Empowering Teams, Feedback, Motivation The first three steps needed to achieve a worthy goal (and discussed in previous blogs) are set a SMART goal, gain commitment, and build belief with a plan. The fourth step is to use feedback to stay on track. Webster’s Dictionary defines feedback as “the return to the point of origin of evaluative . . . → Read More: Effective Leaders Use Feedback to Stay On Track Comments are closed Commanding choose responsibly, Empowering motivate teamwork, Empowering Motivation, Feedback Leaders who execute with passion understand that while managing time is important, managing energy is mandatory. Listed below are 12 additional tips I gleaned from interviewing dozens of leaders who maintain their vitality and positive attitude when they encounter obstacles. · Eat well. Forget all the fad diets. If you go . . . → Read More: How Leaders Stay Positive – Part III 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Empowering engagement, Empowering motivate teamwork, Empowering Motivation, Empowering Teams, Visionary Goals |
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