by Barry | Oct 2, 2012 | Accountability, Attitude, Character, Communication, Empowerment, Engagement, Goals, Influence, Leadership, Respect, Responsibility, Teamwork, Trust
When faced with an important or difficult task, we typically call on the best of our best, those whose performance carries a track record of success. We have all used the phrase “A-Team” to describe this group. But what happens when the A-Team is not available? If...
by Barry | Oct 1, 2012 | Awareness, Character, Coaching, Communication, Empowerment, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Respect, Teamwork, Trust
Name someone you would consider a servant leader. I’m waiting! In today’s fast paced society that is all about the bottom line. Servant leadership is a rarely seen, let alone understood. There is no time to invest in people, we are too busy investing...
by Barry | Sep 24, 2012 | Accountability, Character, Communication, Decision Making, Influence, Leadership, Listening, Respect, Trust
What are the things that we do every day that build trust? We have all heard it, “Say what you mean and mean what you say.” This may be the one thing that is more directly related to how much people trust us than any other thing we do. I would suggest...
by Barry | Sep 7, 2012 | Character, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Respect, Responsibility, Trust, Vision
Leadership Development is a term that covers a multitude of topics. John Maxwell, who appears on the October cover of Success Magazine, has developed as a leader for over 40 years and says that: “Leadership is not made in a day, it’s made daily.” I...
by Barry | Jul 20, 2012 | Accountability, Character, Coaching, Infuence, Leadership, Legacy, Respect, Trust
I am sure that by now, everyone has heard about Joe Paterno and the on-going allegations of his involvement in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Still on-going, at least as a topic of discussion, is the year long suspension of New Orleans Saints coach...
by Barry | Jul 2, 2012 | Communication, Engagement, Goals, Leadership, Listening, Team Chemistry, Teamwork, Trust
Last week was the NBA draft and with each selection, statements were made about each selection regarding their potential, skill, talent and other words that described the athlete and how they might meet the needs of the team that selected them. One thing that was...
