Posts with the ‘Communication’ tag
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” -George Patton Based on this quote, I’ve been on teams that would have made General Patton crazy. You may have too. These are teams where people don’t speak up. Everyone is agreeable and all ideas are good – especially if the ideas came from the boss. […]
I get tired of people with bad attitudes very quickly. The griping, the moaning, the focus on every negative or potential negative wears me out and makes me want to run away. There was a saying when I was in the Army that stated, “If the soldiers aren’t complaining, they aren’t happy.” But here is […]
In a new 30 minute format, Dave Anderson discusses Creating Positive Conflict and Courageous Communication with Steve Wiley owner of The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg, PA. This is Steve’s second time on IMPACT Talk Radio. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 1,800,000 downloads to date!) Other resources -free PDF downloads […]
It was another day at work with Janet. She was once again telling me about her problems with her boyfriend. In my mind, she needed to ditch this loser. I was confident he was lying to her, cheating on her, and was not the guy she should commit to any longer. But, her friends were […]
Good leaders see the need, seize the opportunity, and serve without expecting anything in return. Who wouldn’t want to work for a leader like this? What about working beside people who – SEE, SEIZE and SERVE? A great team motto would be SEE, SEIZE and SERVE. When I talk to leaders about establishing core values […]
It was a good old knock down, drag out fight. We had chosen our sides and were all vehemently sure of our positions. In Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, he expends 20% of his thesis on the need for healthy conflict on a team. He says, and I believe, that without conflict […]
Do you want a “me first” team? Do you want a team filled with politics and positioning? Do you want a team that does the minimum necessary? Few of us want a work culture like this. The word culture is derived from the middle English word cultivation. When I work with teams, I see the […]
“Argue with me.” He said it, AND he meant it. As I watched this leader invite his team to tear down his idea, I was astonished, inspired and humbled. Astonished: Because I had never seen a leader so readily open to criticism from the people he led. Inspired: Because I watched his team argue passionately […]
It was one of those meetings. Every time I brought up an issue or an idea, all I got was blank stares or nodding heads. Every time I tried to illicit feedback from my team, I felt as if I were pulling teeth. All I heard was crickets. When I finally had enough, I looked […]
I know why you said what you said! I know why you did what you did! I am able to diagnose your motives. Because I believe I know your motives, I am sure you are the problem and not something else–like me! These are all lies. But, they are lies that we easily fall into. […]
