Many of us are looking for worthwhile work. That means work that matters, work that changes and shapes with the demands of servitude required. Work that is founded on principle. The factory model is dead, but a new wave of service and purpose is being caught by some entrepreneurs, business owners and service professionals. Even product-based companies are transitioning to …
R-O-A
Responsibility and ownership are essential to a productive and effective team. They are the cornerstones of meaningful work, team morale, and pride in accomplishment. However, there is a third piece to this architecture and without it ownership and responsibility can turn poisonous and destroy a team from the inside out rather than build it. The third corner stone is authority. …
Corners
Corners are everywhere. They are milestones for our lives. They are course changing decisions that need to be made. Corners are always there; we just don’t see them until pressure is applied. Sometimes they are subtle other times they are blatant. Corners refine tribes and cultures and either unify or divide. Corners make or break leaders. They are also known …
Hello
Hello–on the surface it’s a simple word that we use everyday. Underneath, it’s a complex word that ties in deeply to our culture, childhood perspective, and daily interactions that occur within our individual microcosm. Consciously or unconsciously each of us have assumptions when it comes to saying hello. Here are a few things you should know and probably already do …
How to Lead
There are so many books about leading. There are so many self-help videos and blogs about how to be the leader that you need to be. But how do you actually lead, that’s the question. What exactly is leadership and how do you actually lead people? I’m not an expert in this subject at all. Here are a few keys …
Trust The Team
Trust is a small word but it comes with heavy weight. Trust is natural, though. I trust the barista to make my coffee just the way I ordered it. I trust that my waiter will bring out the food I ordered. Trust is so natural to us that we are surprised when it’s broken. It goes against our nature to …
The Flow
A stream of water will continue on course until an obstacle is placed in its way to redirect it. It is much easier to go with the flow than it is to redirect it. Redirection does not fight the flow nor stop it. Rather it utilizes the flow. Redirection can have a powerful effect, positively, negatively, or both at the …
