Leadership patience is the ability to lead without having to drive the train on every issue. Many leaders struggle with this. Even the best leaders struggle with letting go and gently guiding the direction of the organization instead of moving hard and fast on the issues. Patience is often overlooked, especially when it comes to …
If you are doing it right, leadership is uncomfortable. Not in a weird, creepy way, but in an “I have to do things I don’t want to do kind of way.” These “things” are different for everyone, but every leader has things they have to do that make them uncomfortable. I think if we are …
What is it with some managers? Why do they hate fun? Anytime they hear about a quick basketball game, game of cards, or anything that doesn’t contribute directly to the result the employees are hired for; they freak out. Have they forgotten where they came from? Have they lost perspective about how mundane work can …
In November of last year (2017), I wrote an article about my team that articulated the trouble we were in. Poor performance all around. I also determined the course of action was to simplify the tasks and build a solid foundation. We had quite a bit of turnover which caused chaos within the team. Now, …