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 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 27, 2013 | Awareness, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
This is the 12th 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 | 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...