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 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”...
by Barry | Jun 26, 2013 | Communication, Empowerment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development
I recently read “Great Leaders Grow – Becoming A Leader For Life” by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller. A follow up to their popular book The Secret, Blanchard and Miller have again used story form to provide a great framework for growing as leaders in...
by Barry | Jun 24, 2013 | Awareness, Empowerment, Goals, Growth, Influence, Purpose
I have been a proponent for a strong “why” for quite some time but I never really understood how powerful the why can be until I recently spent a week in Guatemala. I was part of a team of about 200 working with John Maxwell’s non-profit EQUIP organization working...
by Barry | Jun 14, 2013 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Awareness, Empowerment, Engagement, Environment, Goals, Infuence, Inspiration, Leadership, Listening
All the lessons learned yesterday made this morning run much smoother. As the news spread about the work we have been doing, additional requests were received for more. Several team members pulled double duty today to accommodate the requests for additional...