If you lead a team and have not gone with your team on any of the following; Conference Customer Meeting On-Site Deployment Sales Presentation Something, anything, where you and members of your team worked hard towards a common goal that is now resulting in a trip somewhere. You owe it to them to find a way to get them there with you for any and all of the reasons below (choose whichever ones help); Watch what…

Too often we confuse the lofty goals of leadership with success and forget why we are really there. We don’t have all the answers. We don’t know which direction is best We don’t know what will happen next. With all those unknowns in front of you, it’s easy to feel worried, afraid and unsure of what happens next and how are we to “really help people”. And, it’s in those moments that you realize that you…

Team growth is not about scaling out, it’s about scaling up. It’s about getting smarter, faster and better. It’s about raising your team’s game from where it is, to where you know it can be without trying to wring out blood from a stone (i.e., it’s not about extra hours). Before you post that next job posting to grow your team, ask yourself the following questions; Are we doing things as best as we can?…

It’s easy to lead when times are good. When revenue and profit margins aren’t just hitting your targets but exceeding them by leaps and bounds. When everyone on your team comes into work with the best attitudes, everything perfect at home, zero baggage coming into the office and being ready to do whatever needs to be done to deliver. But it’s also boring. There is no challenge. There is no drive. No push for change. No…