I remember when I stepped into my first role as a leader and I felt as if I could never get enough accomplished. I was still measuring my value based on what I produced tangibly. Several of my clients are on the cusp of this chasm, leaping from the “doing” to the “leading”. Naturally, we’ve […]
Core values are the blueprint for your life and your business. They are the boundaries that determine your behavior, the expected behavior of your employees and how the company behaves within the world of business. So it goes without saying that core values are an important piece of the foundation of your organization. You may […]
Mark and I were interviewed recently about our relationship. We weren’t in therapy and there’s nothing wrong, but that’s not to say that we didn’t learn a lot. One of the questions was “What evidence do you have that tells you your relationship is thriving?” Wow! What evidence do we have? Being scientists ourselves, we […]
To me, it’s what you do when no one is looking, or it may be ignoring the 800 lb. gorilla in the room. Heaven forbid we talk about that. Lack of integrity can be the biggest leadership killer. It sends a message to your team that maintaining transparency and honesty is only valued some […]
It’s just in our nature to try to put context around everything that we experience. So when we see that e-mail that puts us off, or interpret someone’s actions as rude, or get cut off in traffic, we make up a story that puts the other in a less than positive light, and makes us […]
Lack of accountability can be debilitating to an organization. When others see that there are no consequences to poor behavior or poor performance, general morale is negatively affected. In addition, I’m sure we can all think of times when we haven’t held ourselves accountable either. Accountability can easily be related to following through on a […]
