How To Be a Tone-Deaf Leader

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Tom Schulte

Leaders often earn their positions. Some get their positions of authority and power through circumstance. Others have a birthright that places them on a throne. Some even reluctantly fall into their slots through no ambition or desire of their own. In free societies, public leaders most often get their through the ballot box. But no matter how a [...]

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Leading Through Laughter

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Andy Uskavitch

Walt Disney once said, “When the subject permits, we let fly with all the satire and gags at our command. Laughter is no enemy to learning.” There’s nothing wrong with humor in leadership.  It’s common to hear leaders say that they won’t be taken seriously if they use humor in their leadership role.  If you [...]

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Leader, Don’t Be A Goalie

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Ken Jones

Preventing Goals In the game of soccer, the goalie is the person on the team who’s primary objective is to stop goals. To achieve this, goalies get to do things that the other members of the team are not allowed to. These include: Goalies can use their hands to stop a goal. Goalies can position themselves [...]

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There’s No “iPhone” in “Team”

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Ken Jones

The Long Distance Relationship With the rapid increase in technology over the past years leaders are beginning to use email, smart phones, video conferencing, etc as substitutes for actually being “present“ in the office leading their teams. Could it be that the abundance of technology is giving leaders a false sense of “being connected” to their employees that just [...]

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Send Them to a Movie, Don’t Train Them!

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Anthony Roberts

People love training when it’s entertaining and they enjoy themselves. They like it when the training gives them information that provides hope. Hope that their life will get easier, that the organization will be more successful, that their job security is enhanced, etc. It’s good when you leave a training session fired up and ready [...]

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