by Barry | Jul 25, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership
This is the 13th of 16 weekly installments on The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership. Every Thursday, I will break down the 5 Pillars and show you how becoming and influential leader will not only improve your job skills but your personal life as well. The 5 Pillars...
by Barry | Jul 24, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Empowerment, Environment, Focus, Influence, Leadership
I recently checked off Managers as Mentors – Building Partnerships For Learning by Chip R. Bell and Marshall Goldsmith on my 2013 reading list. The subtitle intrigued me as much as the title did. Building partnerships for learning is the process of taking what...
by Barry | Jul 22, 2013 | Attitude, Communication, Decision Making, Environment, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Team Chemistry
Where to even begin with the idea of morale. We have all heard the quote; “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Well, what if you don’t? That’s a discussion in itself. What I would like to focus on in this...
by Barry | Jul 17, 2013 | Communication, Empowerment, Goals, Influence, Leadership, Listening, Relationships
This is the final of three posts discussing “The Mentor Leader – Secrets To Building People And Teams That Win Consistently” by Tony Dungy. I will admit, I have been a fan of Coach Dungy since long before his first book “Quiet Strength”...
by Barry | Jul 15, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Environment, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Responsibility, Teamwork
Are you engaged at work? Are your employees engaged at work? The more I read and study the idea of employee engagement, the more I have become convinced that engagement is not only the problem of the employer, but the responsibility. For anyone to be engaged in what...
by Barry | Jul 12, 2013 | Attitude, Empowerment, Engagement, Focus, Goals, Leadership, Team Chemistry, Teamwork, Vision
Teamwork is a funny thing. So many times in my life, I have heard phrases like “We need to work as a team,” or “Teamwork makes the dream work.” After giving it some thought, I am not sure I completely buy into that. I think that teamwork is successful when the...
by Barry | Jul 10, 2013 | Character, Communication, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Legacy, Relationships
This is the second of three posts discussing “The Mentor Leader – Secrets To Building People And Teams That Win Consistently” by Tony Dungy. I will admit, I have been a fan of Coach Dungy since long before his first book “Quiet Strength”...
by Barry | Jul 8, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Environment, Leadership, Values
My son Spencer and I are two days into a week long, seven state journey that will take us to Mt. Rushmore and back to the Pacific Northwest. One of the things I like most about traveling is seeing how people live differently in different parts of the country. If you...
by Barry | Jul 5, 2013 | Decision Making, Goals, Growth, Intentionality, Personal Development, Success
One of the quotes I have heard that continues to ring loud in my ear is “If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you will keep getting what you’ve been getting. The only way to not keep getting what you’ve been getting is to change what you...
by Barry | Jul 3, 2013 | Coaching, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Legacy, Relationships, Team Chemistry, Teamwork
This is the first of three posts discussing “The Mentor Leader – Secrets To Building People And Teams That Win Consistently” by Tony Dungy. I will admit, I have been a fan of Coach Dungy since long before his first book “Quiet Strength”...
