Helping people get out of their own way. And trying to get out of my own. Professional Speaker and Coach. Author - Experts of Our Potential
Boise, ID
Joined August 2008
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Jamie Fretwell: Did you do your hair yet?
Me: Yes.?.
Jamie: Looks nice.
And that, my friends, is how you give a back-handed compliment.
Pro-level.
Most bad managers have no idea they are bad.
They generally believe they are doing what's right.
The challenge then, isn't showing people the "right" way to manage, but to make it ok to be wrong.
#LeadershipDevelopment
There should be a section for loud, open mouth eaters.
And it should be outside, with the rest of the animals.
Thinking of changing my title to "Recovering Seagull Manager"
- just because we know what to do, doesn't mean we always do it.
Humility, in my humble opinion, is the most important trait of any culture that aims to be great.
Other opinions welcomed.
Repeat after me:
My manager/boss/partner/co-worker is not staying up all night planning new ways to piss me off...
Call it your Monday Mantra
There's a good chance lots of people think I'm a jerk.
That knowledge makes dealing with jerks much easier.
I need to make a watch that times how long I've been talking w someone (without asking a question or allowing them to talk) that sends electroc shocks at increasing frequencies until I shut up.
We'll call it the "narcissist trainer."
The challenge of transformation isn't finding others who believe.
It's believing enough to keep moving forward in the face of doubt...knowing that's exactly how you get others to believe.
#change #transformation #leadership #motivation #potential
Off-sites are some of my favorite work.
Great backdrops for disconnecting so clients can focus without interruptions.
Good views and great work!
#professionalspeaker #marriott #westin #offsite lnkd.in/ej2B2wH
The best facilitation involves constantly challenging your own perspective.
The best leadership does as well.
#professionalspeaker #facilitation #perspective #change
The biggest challenge your team will ever face isn't on your list of problems...it's the inability to talk about those problems.
#leadership #potential #change #problems
If you wanna be in the GIG economy, don't just plan your income needs.
Your engagement, burnout, mental health, time for self, and priorities have to be planned for just as much.
Freedom requires new skills.
#professionalspeaker #burnout #mentalhealth #gigeconomy
Results-only focuses ruin cultures.
If inputs don't have at least equal weight as results you may be driving the wrong behavior.
As a white dude, I was a bit apprehensive about teaching unconscious bias and the benefits of diversity and inclusion.
Days like today, when old school lineman begin to see diversity as competitive advantage, make me glad I accepted the challenge.
You don't control if or when someone might change.
You only control your next interaction with them.
Focus on that, and you might have a chance.
#change
#behaviorchange
#facilitation
#professionalspeaker