by Michael Holland Employees want to know that you, as their leader, are in tune with their progress against their goals. Their innate desire is to receive attention, but the attention must be in forms they prefer whenever possible. As you look at your team of direct reports, think about how each one prefers to [...]
by Michael Holland Work teams are living, breathing organisms and like humans they grow up through time. Well, at least most teams grow up through normal plateaus. We love working with teams as they form together during the toddler phase because the team is just so much fun. Open to learning, inquisitive, seeking to get [...]
by Michael Holland There's a point in time when you have to decide if you will take ownership of your time or allow the beast (the company, the boss, the customer, the colleague, the employees, the family) to own you and your time. Awhile back, I adjusted my perspective from seeing time as [...]
by Michael Holland Build consistency in your leadership and delegation of tasks and projects by clearly differentiating the roles people should play. It’s important to clarify that roles are not people. Leaders must distinguish, clearly articulate and consistently visualize the differences between the roles that exist and the people who fulfill those roles. [...]
by Michael Holland My friend Jerry can tell a heck of a story. He pulls in that southern charm, teases you with just enough data to paint the picture in your head and then delivers the guts of the story. In a matter of 3 to 4 minutes he has conveyed a full set of [...]
by Michael Holland Leading GDTs – Geographically Dispersed Teams – is more the norm for leaders today than an anomaly. Leaders leading teams spread across the USA or the world is surprisingly much the same as leading teams dispersed in several local stores or on separate floors of a building. The broadness of the spread [...]
by Michael Holland Have you used Google Maps Street View in the past? What a great way to drop in and see the actual destination of your trip. You can see the building, the street, parking even what restaurants might be close by. A professional roadmap helps you to document where you’d like to head [...]
by Michael Holland I recently finished John Maxwell’s, The 5 Levels of Leadership. I’m struck by the simplicity and power he reveals in his model for describing the role leaders attempt to play. The simplicity of the 5 Levels – Position, Permission, Production, People Development, and Pinnacle – is a basic path through increase of [...]
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 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 [...]
