Knowing your why helps your way. I trust this makes sense from last week’s part one blog. I know I had to say it out loud a few times for it to sink in. The key to making a life that matters is getting intentional. If you possess the desire to make a difference, place […]
Say What? Say that again. Purpose empowers significance. If you tap into your why, your life will open up to significance, and will help find your way. It will be within your reach every day, because you’ll be able to do simple things that matter. Significance is usually not a result of anything spectacular. It’s just based […]
As we wrap up this series, having a process or road map is key in determining your success on your building journey. The builder talents do not address every factor that affects a builder’s success. Non-personality variables such as skills, knowledge, experience, and other factors also play a role. The Gallup Builder Profile 10 talents […]
Like many young businesses, the founders tend to forget, to think about their new venture’s talent profile. Just as a sports coach builds her team, she knows what positions the team needs and looks for talents and strengths accordingly. She is building a well-balanced team roster. “There’s no such thing as a well-balanced leader… only […]
When I first read about the Gallup book, Born To Build, as a sports coach, my thoughts jumped immediately to building a well-balanced team of players. Wait. Hold on a minute. I need other coaches to help. Don’t forget, I need a well-balanced leadership team first. The reality, a lone entrepreneur or sports coach, needs others […]
Welcome back. Have you given thought to what you’re building? Do you know how you fit in a new start up or organization? As you’re building, what kind of role player are you? What role is best for you? What type of builder does the team need? As we learned in the last blog, the […]
So here we are with the last key in Developing a Team — Inspiring the team. In our “Develop a Winning Team” introduction, we talked about the question leaders ask about winning teams. How do I help the team reach success? How do I develop a team that others want to join? Then we started […]
In our last blog, Developing a Winning Team – Hiring Formula”, we started looking at three basic areas to focus on, when combined, will help develop a winning team — the hiring formula, firing, and inspiring. Do you and your team have a “firing” process? Are you consistent? Firing a Team Member Being released from one’s responsibilities […]
Stories of powerful group efforts have been around since the Bible stories. Some of the efforts were for a wrong cause, yet some are incredible stories of the power of people coming together… to be a winning team. Develop a Winning Team From many stories in history, we can see how to develop successful winning […]
Values of your team may be different from another team in the same sports association, company, government, or enterprise. Your values should reflect the people on the team and their leader. What’s important is that you go through the discovery process and embrace the team’s values. Once you do, you’ll better understand your team, its […]
