Trust. It’s the basis of any good relationship. You trust that the fruit at your favorite grocery store will be fresh and edible. You trust that your pumpkin spice latte will taste the same no matter which Starbucks you visit. You trust that your barber isn’t going to give you a mohawk when you’ve only […]
Your organization has a culture, whether you know it or not. And if you’re not proactively building and shaping your company culture, it’s being created unintentionally. Without a unifying culture, people feel frustrated and disengaged. That will be detrimental to morale, productivity and, eventually, the success of your business. What is Company Culture? Your company […]
“Those Millennials. If they quit buying those lattes, maybe they could afford to buy a house.” “The Great Recession? Totally Baby Boomers’ fault.” Sound familiar? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed that analyzing generational differences is all the rage. But when you actually work with and lead members of different generations, the […]
I found myself in a conversation a week or so ago that has really stuck with me. Berkley Baker, a highly talented Master Facilitator for us at The Center for Leadership Studies, was in town conducting a Situational Leadership® workshop. To the surprise of absolutely no one, he knocked the ball out of the proverbial […]
Sometimes (undoubtedly more than we are aware of) learners leave training experiences with a false impression. Perhaps they were drifting in and out of consciousness during the training itself, perhaps they selectively locked in on a portion of the message that confirmed a personal comfort level, any number of reasons, really, but it happens. For […]
Of the four leadership styles that comprise the Situational Leadership® Model, S4 is presumed by the majority of people as “the easiest.” What’s not to like, right? We deliver S4 of low direction/low support (“You decide, I trust you”) to people who are Performance Readiness® Level R4 (“Able and Confident and Willing”) for the task […]
Leadership is the foundation of your business. Without it, you’ve got nothing — no strategy, no culture, no success. It’s no wonder that your choice of leadership training provider is one of the most important business decisions you’ll make. And, like any business partnership, it’s important that you regularly evaluate your relationship to be sure […]
The statistics on employee engagement are abysmal. Numbers vary, but it’s safe to say that approximately three-quarters of U.S. employees feel some level of disengagement at work. If you’re struggling with employee engagement at your workplace, you’re far from alone. Unfortunately, low employee engagement leads to higher turnover. And, in today’s tight job market, you […]
At The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), we recently adopted into our family a very celebrated researcher, author, professor, mother, speaker and now Netflix celebrity: Brené Brown. She just doesn’t know it yet. One or two of us got hooked on her books and when her most recent “Dare to Lead” came out, the CLS […]
Leadership is difficult (has been, is and will always be!). With that thought in mind, consider the following recurring challenges Situational Leaders encounter and work their way through! First Impressions Steps 1 and 2 of the Situational Leadership® Model (Identify the specific task and assess current Performance Readiness®) are both grounded in the DIAGNOSTIC competency. […]
Brené Brown has taught countless people a great number of things in a relatively short period of time. Her lessons are generally grouped under the umbrella of courage but provide value independently as well. Take the whole notion of a “rumble.” In its purest form, a rumble is a genuine, heartfelt, but almost invariably difficult, […]
Allow me to share some things I know about economics (this will not take long!). I am conditioned based on college courses I took decades ago to think about economics in two realms: Macroeconomics – As the name implies, this is the big picture! It is the study of employment, the forces of productivity and […]
