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by Michael Holland As a leader, you have authority over critical resources. What’s the basis of that authority? Generally, authority could be defined as: the power, the right, the clout to influence people and get them to do what you want and need them to. But in active leadership we can delineate that definition a [...]
by Michael Holland Vince Lombardi, the great football coach, taught his players to "run with complete abandon, and when you get close to the goal, let nothing stop you from getting across." Do you believe in your management and leadership skills to a point where you can honestly lead with complete abandon and lead your [...]
by Michael Holland The art of delivering relevant performance feedback hinges upon your ability as a manager to recognize a teachable/coachable moment, capture a mental video clip of the behavior exhibited and then create and deliver the insight. These skills aren’t natural for most managers and therefore need to be built and refined over time. [...]
by Michael Holland Riding waves at the beach is a lot like building a team. You rush to catch a lot of waves just before they are perfect and you hesitate just a bit too long and are late to catch great waves. Then just while you are focusing on the big house on the [...]
by Michael Holland In a recent discussion with a CEO regarding her career path up through the finance function of an organization, it was revealed that she still maintained full functional responsibility for finance and accounting since she had chosen to not replace herself as CFO nor had she replaced her prior role of Controller. [...]
by Michael Holland What makes a leader great? They know why they lead. Seems simple, really, that if you truly know your purpose in leading and the value system which resonates those beliefs, then your behaviors will reveal your leadership principles. The difficulty for many leaders is that their “why” of leading is shallow. They [...]
by Michael Holland Here's Robin's list of books every leader should have on their bookshelf. First, Break all the Rules – Marcus Buckingham The Five Levels of Leadership – John Maxwell QBQ! The Question Behind the Question – John Miller The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni Crucial Conversations – Paterson, Grenny, McMillan, [...]
By Michael Holland Team engagement and motivation can wane over time. Here are five steps you can take to awaken your team. Play a Game – At the start of a team meeting or in the middle of the day play a quick round of “minute to win it” games. Utilize the energy [...]
by Michael Holland Michael Phelps won the 200 meter butterfly in the 2008 Olympics by seven-tenths of a second – and set a world record – while swimming blind the last 100 meters as his goggles filled with water. He had practiced his race so many times in his mind seeing every action, every movement, [...]
by Michael Holland Are you investing 13 minutes a day planning your work? How about your employees? Productivity increases significantly when we make conscious decisions about what to work on and for how long. Planning allows us to be proactive rather than reactive and to work for results rather than filling time fighting fires or [...]
