Posts in the ‘Leadership My Dad’s Way’ category
Bill finally cut bait. He was done coaching Travis. The national sales meeting was the last straw. Travis was astonished. “Why now? I thought the meeting was a huge success.” “Travis, for six months you have paid me for advice, and you have never once tried to follow any of my directions. You nod your […]
The story ended as they all seemed to end, Terry as the hero. The sales team sat quietly and nodded their heads. The story that Terry had meant to use to inspire greatness in his team, fell flat. On The Phone Once in her car, Sandi called Erin to vent. “Has Terry ever made a […]
“We won!!!!” The text message came through as Tim was laying out his guidance to the night shift supervisors. He sent a quick smiley face to his daughter and kept talking. As he pulled into the garage, he knew his wife would not be happy that he was home again after 7:30 PM. He missed […]
The Dad’s Against Not Keeping Score Society of Iowa Board of Directors met monthly. Since the local chapter of the DANKS started, little progress had been made. There had been a lot of meetings held but not a lot of decisions made. The Chairman of the Board was Dan Slakovski. He ran one of the […]
The meeting ground to a halt as soon as Sean spoke. “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.” This all too familiar phrase had killed many great ideas within Sean’s team. But, Sean’s people had hope. A recent restructuring placed a new leader between the team and Sean. Maybe the new guy could get things done.
Carole wanted a stress free team. Her first boss was tough. Being on his team was stressful. Whenever she asked him for permission to do something, he would pepper her with questions. At meetings, he would often let people argue. This made Carole uncomfortable. Nothing on his team seemed to happen without debate. But, now […]
Brad decided to write a book about effective management techniques. The title: How to Win, described his leadership philosophy. Just win baby! That was his motto and it had served him well.
The Oxymoronic Leader is not one person. He is all of us. I have been him and so have you. Merriam-Webster defines an oxymoron as: “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness); broadly : something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements” Am I leading if the […]
Public Tests- “Everyone is watching what I will do.” In a nutshell: My decisions in these moments often determine the culture of my team. I couldn’t believe she said it! I know locker room talk. I know the stories soldiers tell while on deployment. But this woman just made me blush! She also made all […]
The litmus test for good leadership is character. Rarely do I read history, watch the news or read the paper and learn about a leader who failed because of incompetence. The most common reason a leader fails is a shortfall in character. What happens in the months, days, or minutes that lead to a fatefully […]
