“If we deny people’s great need for relationships, for systems of support, for work that connects to a larger purpose, they push back.” – Margaret J. Wheatley What does a leadership team look like to you? The dictionary definition defines team as “a number of persons associated in some joint action.” A team is a […]
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Choices, Choices, Choices! – Our lives are filled with choices. Just walk into a grocery store and you can be overwhelmed by choices with decision making. I had a friend who lived in a third world country providing relief work. When she returned to the US, she was caught off guard by the culture shock
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“Have you been busy?” I find that I frequently get asked this question as a conversation starter. It is similar to people asking, “How are you?” People expect me to reply yes and bemoan how busy life is. We wear busyness like a badge of honor and proof of significance, and then often complain about
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“Based on my experience working with teams during the past 10 years or so, I’ve come to one inescapable conclusion: no quality or characteristic is more important than trust. In fact, my work with teams resolves around trust more than any other topic.” – Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Trust
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“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin Change is the one constant that we all face. You can’t avoid it. But you do have a choice. Will you use change for growth or for deterioration? In my last
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Do you have a vision to make something better, but for it to become a reality, you need to be leading change with others? We face social change in the workplace all the time. Do you have a new process that you need to implement at work that requires your team to be on board
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Are you going through a transition right now? This time of year can be the beginning of changes with children returning to school and organizations preparing for their fall season. I recently learned about the stages that a caterpillar goes through in order to transform into a butterfly. The process reminded me of the stages
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“I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.” – Jesus (John 13:34-35 –NCV) The greatest testament to being a leader is if people follow your leadership model. Jesus’ model was
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“No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it.” – Einstein Problems bring tension to our lives and even chaos. Our usual response is fear. This is understandable. It brings the unknown, and we feel out of control. However, real transformation to something better does not happen without tension. In order to
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“Don’t look at the past; Focus on the present. Notice all the things that are pleasant.” – Abigail Coffman The quote above is from my daughter. I was on a walk with her during vacation and we were quietly enjoying the beautiful nature around us. She said this quote out of the blue, and I
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