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The Leadership Gift Program 2019 Teaching Team
Last semester we quietly experimented with a teaching team (as opposed to a single instructor). It was a hit! Why? You can learn so much from teachers other than Christopher. Why? Because they are...
View ArticleMore Fairness Principle Ideas for Clearer Communication
I wanted to add a few thoughts to the Leadership Gift Fairness Principle I introduced in my previous post. Here are additional ideas for more successful communication between team members that are in...
View ArticleLeadership Skills: The Leadership Gift Decision Test
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View ArticleLeadership Skills: 5 Tips to Make Yourself Invaluable By Serving Multiple Teams
In our hyper-connected world, rewards will go to those who happily align the goals and integrate the actions of multiple intersecting groups, thus moving all forward. Here are two examples where...
View ArticleLeadership Skills: 5 Reasons for Taking Responsibility for Your Team’s...
Are you tired of hearing, and maybe even saying, “I got put on a bad team?” I am. It’s the most common excuse for non-performance I hear from highly skilled professionals. I firmly believe that...
View ArticleLeadership Skills: Know The Difference Between Wicked and Tame Problems
Have you ever tried to solve a problem that defied you? If so, it might have been a “wicked” problem and you might have been approaching it with a “tame” problem mindset. To understand the difference...
View ArticleLeadership Skills: How to Approach “Wicked” Problems
In my last post, I identified “wicked” problems as those that defy solution. What makes a problem wicked as opposed to tame is its multifaceted nature. No known algorithm will solve it. Attempts to...
View ArticleLeadership Skills: How to Keep Resolutions You Desire
It is especially frustrating after deciding to change a behavior to find yourself violating your own decision. Suppose, for example, you’ve decided to stop using the words “right” and “wrong” —...
View ArticleLeadership Skills: Why Clarity is Your Source of Power
When was the last time you were on a team where the participants held different notions about their task? Lack of shared clarity about direction gets teams stuck! How fast did you make progress...
View Article9 More Reasons for Taking Responsibility for Your Team’s Success
Teamwork should no longer be considered a group skill. It’s an individual skill and a responsibility of everyone in the work place. After already giving you 5 Reasons for Taking Responsibility for Your...
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