I had lunch with a good friend and great businessman last week. We talked about his family, his faith and his growing, successful business. Eventually the conversation turned to an issue that I believe is ever present for leaders: How do you find GREAT people?
Category: Engagement
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Time for Your Next Off-site?
Our new team had our first off-site meeting last week. It was great! Has your team discovered the value in off-sites? Why are meetings like this so valuable?
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Quit & Stay?
A couple of months ago, Ken Blanchard hosted a virtual conference. The topic was this: What do you do with people who quit but stay on your payroll? He asked me to create a short video to share my point-of-view on this topic.
Here’s what I had to say about people who quit and stay…
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What's Your Dream?
Friday, the entire Chick-fil-A corporate staff spent the day in downtown Atlanta. The day began and ended in the Martin Luther King National Historic District. I’m not really old enough to remember the injustice that Dr. King battled in the 60s, but I’m old enough now to understand the influence that he had on the Civil Rights Movement. What can today’s leaders learn from his example?
One of the most critical parts of our role as leaders is helping people see the future as we see it. This is an ever-present challenge. One of the reasons this task is so formidable is that people are different – what resonates with one person may not connect at all with someone else.
The final facet of Engage and Develop Others is to develop others. For some leaders this comes very naturally and for others it is a discipline that must be cultivated. Regardless of the ease or rigor required, the leaders we admire the most figure this out.
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What Drives Team Member Engagement?
How can you tell if someone is fully engaged? I’ve asked that question in workshop settings with leaders from around the world. Would you be surprised that I get virtually the same answers everywhere I go?
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A Leader's Most Important Decision
Great leaders Engage and Develop Others. This is the second practice in the SERVE model. There are actually three parts to this practice. I’ll start with the first and explain the others in upcoming posts.
During one of Peter Drucker’s public addresses late in his life, he was asked about the most important decision an executive (leader) makes. He answer was simply: “Who does what.”