Posts with the ‘Culture’ tag
If a tree stops growing, it starts dying! A team is a living organism. Just like a tree, the team and the individual team members need to grow in order to stay healthy and thrive. Too often, leadership is so focused on meeting the immediate deadlines or quotas of the business, personal growth becomes an […]
Organizational or personal values describe HOW we operate. Many organizations claim to follow certain values because they list them on their websites, or they are on a poster in their offices. However, many employees will say their organization has values published, but admit those companies do not live by them. Why? I believe there are two reasons: […]
My last 5 years leading sales teams I noticed a shift in our corporate culture. Because of increased regulations corporate compliance became a mantra throughout the organization. Playing within the rules is a given in business. But, the increased communication around compliance had a negative side effect. Compliance became a goal in and of itself. […]
My son saw a quote this week that said, “Metta World Peace is the dirtiest player since Ron Artest.” We both laughed about that one. But just claiming a name like World Peace or Low Maintenance Team, does not ensure you act like your title. Look, I am not a genius or a visionary guru […]
“At Acme Inc. our core values are Integrity, Trust, Innovation and Community.” That statement or something similar can be found on just about any organizational website. Most companies and individuals believe having values is important. They say it. So it must be true…Right? Just because a contestant on American Idol claims they can sing doesn’t […]
Any time a new ingredient is added to a cookie recipe, the flavor of that cookie changes and can’t be changed back. I cannot undo it. The cook can add chocolate chips or pecans-Dark chocolate or milk chocolate. The recipe is usually an intentional combination of ingredients. However, once one ingredient changes, the flavor of […]
Over the last 4 weeks I have been sharing my experiences taking over new teams and my insights based on times when I did it well and when I did it poorly. I learned new things each time and believe what I am sharing can help anyone stepping in to lead a new team. The […]
Leaders when I say the words Low Maintenance Team a lot of you smile and think about a favorite team from your past. Some of you are wishing you had a Low Maintenance Team right now. I’ve had both low maintenance teams and high maintenance teams. And I know, WE ALL WANT TO LEAD LOW […]
I learned many things during 15 years in sales leadership. I took over teams that were high functioning and low functioning. I took over teams that were full of rookies and teams that were full of tenured people. No matter the situation, I always learned more from my mistakes than I did from my successes. […]
