Three Truths About Building Great Teams

The best leaders have transitioned from prioritizing someone’s competency over their character.  However, in this heads down world we can get so focused on the project metrics that we lose touch with the people who are doing the work.  Great leaders make a habit to check in with the person Read more…

How To Get Comfortable Delegating

For me there have always been two major reasons leaders do not delegate.  One is the desire to maintain control and wanting to be the person who gives all the answers.  At its core this is a lack of leadership development for the leader not the team.  The other even Read more…

4 Behaviors That Help Leaders Manage A Crisis

Crisis management demands agility in leaders because decisions need to be made faster with limited information.  Normal long range planning now might be a week.  Defining top level priorities and evaluating daily appropriate next steps is the new reality.  This HBR post is an excellent blueprint on how to lead Read more…

Making The Difficult But Right Decision

In times of chaos, great leaders are both calm and confident.  They realize that the disruption they are experiencing is very real but they also know it may not be permanent.  Therefore, they must make short term critical decisions that will still remain in alignment with long term priorities.  They Read more…