Wearing the same uniform does not make a group a strong team, and Teacher Teamwork does not happen on its own. Unfortunately, although setting a school goal is important, the identification of a unifying goal does not ensure your group will work together through adversity to accomplish it. To ensure your people reach their stated […]
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Great Team Leaders Should Outlaw “Good Job” (Try the 2 Minute Specific Thank You Instead) “Good job” is the most common phrase in leadership, and it’s also the laziest. Most of us have said it. Most of us have heard it. It shows up on every field, in every classroom, and in every office, the […]
It can be the glue that holds people together, but it can also be the venom that tears an organization apart. Good Morale has been defined as the “emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, adversity, or hardship.” But poor morale can lead to a […]
John Wayne was a great American hero. He became an icon of everything that we, as a country, celebrated – bold, strong, courageous, independent, and tough. But I believe that his BEST movie was one that may be severely under-rated. In the movie where he played what I would argue is the most impressive character […]
Every team, at some point in their time together, needs the boost of motivational videos or an inspiring message delivered to help them get through adversity or regain an emotional intensity that may have begun to diminish… As a team leader, your main job is to inspire the people you lead. Below are eight great […]
Communication is a tool that must be used and maintained throughout our lives. If not, then we become the manager who never gets the most out of his employees, the coach who fails to inspire his program with a motivating vision, or the owner who sees consistently high turnover in his company. What am I talking […]
The legend goes something like this… While lunching with friends, Ernest Hemingway (known for his economical writing style) accepted a bet from his friends that he couldn’t craft an entire story using only six words. Later, Hemingway scribbled his six words out and then confidently stated it was the best story he had ever written. […]
Let’s discuss how to fix your flying elbow and change bad habits to good ones. A leader’s job is to help fix fundamental flaws in those you lead, to provide a vision of what you are working to accomplish together, and to establish roles and expectations of daily efforts that will eventually lead to the […]
“Whenever you make something, you always make something else.You can’t just make one thing.” -Jason Fried (Rework) Whether you realize it or not, what you do every day produces more than what you intend. If you are selling cars, you are also learning about customer service. If you are teaching in any capacity, you are […]
My 8 year old son was playing at the beach last summer with a borrowed skim board. It took him about an hour to learn how to ride it without tumbling into the shallow surf, but he soon had mastered it and was doing twists and tricks by the end of the afternoon. The next […]