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5 Ways You’re Crushing Your Team’s Soul

Great leaders want an organization where people come to work excited and ready to work. They know that the more engaged their employees are, the better for the organization and employees. 

We do our best to make this happen. Yet, there are times when we crush the souls of our team without realizing it.

What are those things that we do? I will cover 5 ways you’re crushing your team’s soul.

5 Ways You’re Crushing Your Team’s Soul

1. You fail to interact with your team:

Think back to when you first hired an employee. You introduced them to the team, spent time with them (maybe even went out to lunch multiple times), and checked up on them regularly.

They’ve now been with your organization for more than 6 months. There have been few touchpoints and even fewer meaningful interactions outside of normal working interactions.  Read more...

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3 Ways To Be Generous

Do you want your people to take notice of you as a leader? Nothing goes further or speaks more to your people than how generous you are toward them.

People think about financial generosity when they hear the word. Yet, generosity goes far beyond giving of your financial resources.

Nothing exhilarates a team more than seeing their leader be a giving leader.

3 Ways To Be Generous

You may be wondering how you can be a generous leader without giving of your finances. I know not every leader or organization can afford to increase the pay of their employees. If that’s you, this post is for you. 

You can be generous in the following ways:

Become a mentor:

You’ve either started your own business, run a business, or lead people. The skills you’ve picked up along the way have served you and others well.  Read more...

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Why You Should Encourage Your Team

In his book The Maxwell Daily Reader, John Maxwell argues that leaders should encourage their people. He starts by stating that many leaders expect people to encourage themselves. 

We shouldn’t expect this from the people we lead. Rather, people require a little outside assistance to be encouraged. 

Here’s where you can step in and help your people. You can be the cheerleader, the rah-rah person, or the encourager. 

But why should you encourage them? What do you get out of it? 

Good questions…

Why You Should Encourage Your Team

Maxwell continues in his writing as he shares the why behind encouragement. Maxwell states:  Read more...

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Relentless Forward Motion

What does it take to be a great leader? It’s something that I’ve thought a lot about lately, with more and more leaders failing and a seeming dirth of new leaders to take their place.

Then it hit me…

It’s what it takes to be great in any endeavor we take on. We have to have relentless forward motion.

Relentless Forward Motion

What do you bring to mind when you think about relentless forward motion? I want you to consider what each word in this simple phrase means:

RELENTLESS: oppressively constant; incessant

FORWARD: onward so as to make progress; toward a successful conclusion

MOTION: the action or process of being moved

Let’s put those definitions together to make it relatable as a leader. Relentless forward motion in leadership is:

The constant, incessant movement and progress toward a goal.  Read more...

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5 Leadership Books To Read In June 2024

Books are a great resource for learning and developing leadership skills. That’s one reason I create recommended leadership book lists. 

These lists are here to introduce you to new ideas, authors, and books to help you become a better leader.

It’s hard to argue that a good book can be as helpful as attending a seminar, chatting with another leader, or listening to audio content. The books on this month’s list will be an encouragement to you and help you grow professionally and personally.

Woman reading a book. The book is open with text on the pages.

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5 Leadership Books To Read In June 2024

1. Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians by Ralph White:

I picked up Getting Out of Saigon because it was a discounted book through Audible. The story of Ralph White and his actions in Vietnam as the North Vietnamese took over Saigon was riveting.  Read more...