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Seeking Authentic Leadership

by Michael Holland     We know authentic leadership when we see it and at times in the absence of it.  Authenticity, that genuine, honorable, right stuff that is revealed as leaders walk forward ahead of their teams behaving in ways which portray the culture they believe can be built. We teach managers to become leaders through [...]

By |2015-06-12T08:40:26-04:00December 29th, 2011|Your Development|1 Comment

How Kids’ Games Can Help You Become a Better Leader

by Michael Holland     Looking for a creative and cheap way to practice your leadership skills?  Be a kid again and play some games.  Here are some game ideas and the associated skill areas. Blokus, Chess or Backgammon – strategic thinking, patience Charades – situational agility, team work Halo – executive politics Rock Band – team [...]

By |2015-04-13T09:26:55-04:00December 22nd, 2011|Building My Team|Comments Off on How Kids’ Games Can Help You Become a Better Leader

The 3 Most Requested Leadership Practices

by Michael Holland     In a validation study for the Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders, a tool we utilize to help leaders understand their impact on the organization, three leadership practices were consistently requested most often of leaders.  The three most requested practices in order are: Stretching the Boundaries – Pioneering leaders encourage the group to [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:24:26-05:00December 8th, 2011|Your Development|Comments Off on The 3 Most Requested Leadership Practices

How Emotionally Strong is Your Team?

by Michael Holland     I recently delivered a speech on emotional intelligence – the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships – to an audience of senior executives and provided them with insight regarding how they can assess and grow [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:24:27-05:00December 5th, 2011|Building My Team|Comments Off on How Emotionally Strong is Your Team?

Why Do They Stay? What Do They Want?

by Michael Holland     Most managers think that employees can only be satisfied by getting more money and that, as managers, they have little control over how much is doled out at annual review time. Wrong! Studies continue to show that once an employee’s basic monetary needs are met, their satisfaction is no longer tied to [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:24:27-05:00December 5th, 2011|New Leader|Comments Off on Why Do They Stay? What Do They Want?

Huddle Up!

by Michael Holland     Far too many staff meetings are drudgery for attendees, yet these meetings do provide some valuable information.  Spice up your staff meetings by changing the dynamics of the meeting through Huddles, a simple, fast and effective meeting format that requires attendees to communicate time-critical information efficiently. Here are some rules for the [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:24:28-05:00December 5th, 2011|Building My Team|Comments Off on Huddle Up!

Leverage Your Resident Experts

by Michael Holland     Your employees have resident expertise and knowledge that is likely to be valuable to others in the organization.  Take some time to inventory the expertise and create a communication to market the expertise to others in the organization. Provide a “who to call list” to your internal customers which will highlight the [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:24:28-05:00December 5th, 2011|Productivity|Comments Off on Leverage Your Resident Experts

Audio Book Short List for Holiday Weekend

by Michael Holland     Leverage that driving time or flying time this holiday weekend with a good audio book.  Here are some books I've recently listened to on my iPhone. Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty by Patrick Lencioni. 4 hours and 17 minutes. Take Lencioni's perspective [...]

By |2015-04-10T08:07:45-04:00December 5th, 2011|Your Development|Comments Off on Audio Book Short List for Holiday Weekend

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