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When Compassion Kills A Team
The softer side of leadership is in vogue these days. Those softer leadership skills are critical to a leader’s long-term success. A leader who doesn’t care about his team will one day turn around...
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Imagine A Company Built On Trust
Imagine a company that truly lived by its values. Imagine a company where Trust was a core value. What would it be like to work for a company that habitually operated like the values they espouse?...
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The Indispensible Leader- Oxymoronic Leadership Yarn #7
“We won!!!!” The text message came through as Tim was laying out his guidance to the night shift supervisors. He sent a quick smiley face to his daughter and kept talking. As he pulled into the...
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The Infallible Leader- Oxymoronic Leadership Yarn #8
The story ended as they all seemed to end, Terry as the hero. The sales team sat quietly and nodded their heads. The story that Terry had meant to use to inspire greatness in his team, fell flat. On...
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The Deaf Leader- Oxymoronic Leadership Yarn #9
Bill finally cut bait. He was done coaching Travis. The national sales meeting was the last straw. Travis was astonished. “Why now? I thought the meeting was a huge success.” “Travis, for six...
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3 Words That Prove I Own My Actions
Ownership or excuses. One is the mark of a leader. The other is a sign that I am bound for mediocrity and failure. In the long run, people who make excuses stall out. Making excuses is a habit. I...
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I Know Your Motives!
I know why you said what you said! I know why you did what you did! I am able to diagnose your motives. Because I believe I know your motives, I am sure you are the problem and not something...
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My Un-Resume: Arrogance with Good Intentions
“You are one of my projects. I want to help you and teach you some of the things I’ve learned the hard way.” Mitchel took a drink of his beer, looked at me, nodded and thanked me. I had just...
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Compliant Vs. Committed Teams
My last 5 years leading sales teams I noticed a shift in our corporate culture. Because of increased regulations corporate compliance became a mantra throughout the organization. Playing within the...
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Buzzword Defined (Part 3): Courage
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at its testing point.” –C.S. Lewis Wow. Opening this post with this quote from C. S. Lewis just heightened my level of...
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Performance Reviews Vs. Performance Reveals
A lot of people do not like performance reviews. Many times it is the anticipation of bad news that can cause anxiety in the individual. The fear of the unknown can overwhelm people. That’s the...
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Four Leadership Lessons From 20 Years of Marriage
On my wedding day my dad, General Jim Anderson shared with me his secret to a successful marriage. The General: “Buddy, before your mom and I got married we decided that I would make all the big...
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Leading Up – 3 Keys To Confronting Your Boss
Confronting your boss is not fun. When I have done it, I have been met with anger, indifference, and/or passive aggressiveness. I have also seen some very positive reactions as well. When I speak to...
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Five Ways Leaders Build Trust
My team didn’t trust me. It was my first leadership role outside the Army. I had been in charge of this team of 10 sales representatives for almost 6 months. I believed I was trustworthy, but the...
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Two Keys To Avoiding Over-Commitment
Yes is one word. It is one word that can please so many and also let so many people down. I struggle to say No. No does not come easily, but it has saved me and saved my credibility more than once....
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One Thing That Kills Trust
Who do I trust? And why do I trust them? There are a lot of things that play a role in whom I trust. Integrity, consistency, and reliability are just a few. I trust people who display these...
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Trust Before Trust Is Earned
Trust in a relationship, whether it is at work or at home, is the foundation to the success of that relationship. Without trust between individuals or on a team, mediocrity and failure are the most...
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Leaders: Make A Decision!
Ready – Shoot – Aim! Unfortunately that can be my decision-making process. On the other end of the spectrum are leaders who tend to be Ready – Aim – Aim – Aim…. Both styles can be problematic. One...
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New Leaders On New Teams: 5 Key Steps
I started my first team from scratch and it took us over two years to hit our stride. My second team had a mix of experienced and novice members on it. We took about a year to begin to fire on all...
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I Trusted. I Got Burned. So What?
It stung! No doubt about it. A few months after Bob left the company, I found out he had pulled the wool over my eyes. I got burned by someone I had trusted. He faked his work activity reports. He...
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