You have enjoyed a high-trust relationship with your team over the years. But recently, they learned of some failures in your personal life that will possibly end your marriage. Some have expressed disbelief that you were even capable of something like this. Others are staying quiet but have been less engaged with you than in the past. You feel that…
In his new book, The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication, John Maxwell says law number 7 is the Law of Connecting. The Law of Connecting states that communicators know it is all about others. Dr. Maxwell makes it very clear that the Law of Connecting is by far the most important idea in this book. While content and connection are…
When the general manager opened the store to start a new day, she was astonished at what she found. One of the front doors was unlocked, and the alarm system had not been activated. This was not the first time the closing crew from the previous night had failed to lock up correctly, but she thought she had corrected the…
You can’t not have a culture. Every organization or organized group has a culture. We must ask whether our culture originated by design or by default. Culture is what it feels like to work or live here (that’s right, your home has a culture). According to Webster’s dictionary, culture is the shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize an…
When you think of a leader you admire and would follow without question, what characteristics define that person? Most likely, the qualities that stand out to you reflect how this person makes you feel. While their competency in the role is essential, their ability to connect with your emotions increases the amount of influence they have with you. In their…
In the past, if a college football player no longer wanted to play for the school where they were enrolled, they could enter a transfer process that required them to sit out a year and comply with other restrictions. Today, with the creation of the transfer portal, any student-athlete may declare their intentions to transfer to another school and begin…
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