It’s Not All About You!

It’s Not All About You!

As leaders we sometimes forget that it’s not all about us.  “We are the leader, we know where we are going.  Just follow me and I’ll get us there.” It’s not about you! It’s not about what you want! It’s about what the team needs to get to where you want to go! Yes,...
Creating Trust

Creating Trust

As the leader do you trust your leadership team?  When there is a high level of trust among members of a team, the team is able to move faster and go farther.  When you trust someone you are more willing to go out on a limb in what you say and in what you do.  It’s...
Flag Football, 3 year olds and business

Flag Football, 3 year olds and business

Saturday morning we watched 3 & 4 year olds play flag football.  I’m not even sure you can call it playing football. It was amazing to watch their attitudes and attention spans.  They would get caught up in running and trying to get the player with the ball.  For...
Creating the Space to Innovate – Start Small

Creating the Space to Innovate – Start Small

You have pages and pages of ideas. Now what do you do with them. In order to do anything with them you have to be willing to risk a certain level of uncertainty and failure in order to pursue them. For example if you have a list of 100 ideas how do you know which one...