Posts Tagged ‘teams’
5 Keys to Attracting Leaders Who Are Better Than You Are
So you probably wish you had some better leaders on your team. Want to know what the very best leaders do? They figure out how to construct a team with leaders who are not just better leaders, they assemble a team with leaders who are better than they are. That’s a big deal. If you truly…
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7 Signs Your Team Thinks You’re a Bad Boss
So you lead. And you’re doing your best. But the real question is—what does your team think of your leadership? How do you know that you’re not the boss everyone goes home complaining about at the end of the day? I hold three university degrees and am trained as both a lawyer and a pastor.…
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How to Stop Throwing Your Team Under the Bus (Even If They Keep Messing Up)
My guess is that as a leader you hate it when your team messes up. Who doesn’t? The real test of your leadership and character comes not when your team gets it right, but when you or they screw up. Your team will absolutely make mistakes. And so will you. All the time, I hear…
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5 Ways to Give Your Team a Raise Without Paying Them More
How do you retain your best team members when you can’t pay them more? That’s an easier question to answer than you might imagine. First, I believe every employer should pay their team members well. I’ve always tried to pay my staff a living wage—well enough that your team doesn’t have to worry about whether…
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The Single Best Way To Fully Motivate Your Team
See if you recognize this. There are some kinds of leaders (often in churches and not-for-profits) who are wonderful with people, but whose organizations don’t produce great results. Often there’s little accountability, a general drift, poor metrics and just a lack of overall excellence. But the leader’s a really nice person. There are other leaders…
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5 Signs You’re a Lone Ranger Leader (And Can’t Grow a Team)
Everyone knows that Lone Ranger leaders rarely take their organization as far as leaders who can build a team But here’s the question no one really wants to ask—so am I a Lone Ranger leader? Cue the awkward tension. If you’re even asking the question, good for you. Most of the leaders who need to ask…
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The Top 7 Ways Leaders Demoralize Their Teams
You know that as a leader you have a direct impact on your team, right? It’s impossible for a leader NOT to have an impact on their team. The only question is whether it’s a good impact or a bad one. More than anything, your leadership will directly impact team morale. You’re either boosting team morale…
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