Your super power
Do you know what your superpower is? Some people would say it is your top strength, what you excel it or what you delight in.
30% women
When does the business culture change such that women feel they have a powerful voice? I would suggest that happens when top leadership is above 30% women. The baby-boomer women who became the first and only women in so many industries fought their way through overtly hostile environments. I went to work for City Government […]
Jobs and skills not matching
Jobs are going vacant and skilled/educated people are unemployed. Whatttt? Or should I say, why?Are jobs and skills not matching? Who is supposed to address this? We say that you must have a college degree to get a good job and when the young people amass a mountain of student debt to get them, they […]
Taking apart the Ideal Team Player- Pt. III. Are you smart?
As we discussed the last 2 weeks, Patrick Lencioni believes that ideal team players are humble, hungry, and smart. What does he mean by smart? In the context of a team, smart refers to your common sense about people: being interpersonally appropriate and aware. “Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group […]
Taking Apart The Ideal Team Player-Pt. 2: Are You Humble?
As we discussed last week, Patrick Lencioni believes that ideal team players are humble, hungry, and smart.
Taking apart the Ideal Team Player-Pt. 1 Are you hungry?
Last month I described The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni and challenged you to use your values as part of your hiring process. Lencioni states that there are 3 important characteristics of an Ideal Team Player: that you be humble, hungry and smart. I skipped lunch today so hungry jumps out at me.
How do you choose between the company and the relationship?
Don’t tell me you’ve never had to choose between what is best for the company and a family member, a business partner or a friend in the organization. Excruciatingly difficult, isn’t it?
What is your work?
This week Vistage speaker Ken Tucker asked my groups this question: What is your work? Further, how does your work serve your purpose? And, what is the link between your personality and purpose? Oh wow! What is my purpose?
Do you assess being a team player when you hire or coach your employees?
On the interminable flight back from Slovenia, I had the opportunity to read Patrick Lencioni’s book The Ideal Team Player. Like all his books, it begins with a story about a company, which I read last. I went straight to the back where he describes the model.
Are you executing flawlessly?
Sitting in the airport in Frankfort waiting for the plane to Dubrovnik, I was thinking about all the steps that must be executed flawlessly for me to safely board the plane and arrive, without incident, in Croatia.