The thing about becoming great at your job and demonstrating how reliable you are is that people will come to rely on you more and more for achieving greatness. Some might consider that a blessing, while others would consider it a burden. When you make yourself the go-to person, you become an essent...
Every person has a role to play in the success of the team. There will be things that a person is naturally good at, while they struggle with other things, but that’s where someone else can step in. High-performing teams have figured out how to distribute the workload based on individual strengths. ...
When we are interviewing candidates for a position, we are looking for two main things: how skilled the candidate is and whether they will be a good fit for the organization. When the individual does not have all of the necessary skills, it is still possible to train them up to success. However, if ...
The end of the year is a time of reflection, where we look back at what we have learned, what we need to improve upon, and what we have done well. We plan ahead for the upcoming year based on the results we have gotten this year, but we must remember to look at the full year and not just the most re...
While leaders are often a large source of inspiration for their team, they do more than just give motivational speeches. Leadership means showing up even when you don’t feel like it, encouraging others even when you don’t feel encouraged yourself, advocating for your team when no one else will, and ...
There is not necessarily a right or wrong way to think through things in business or in life, as long as you know how to think for yourself. Although collaboration is an important tool for you to use, you should not have to rely on it every time you need to make a decision about something. The peopl...
Congratulations! You have won the argument… but at what cost? Now your coworker won’t speak to you, and tensions are high within your team. You didn’t agree with your coworker’s perspective, but now you have lost their trust and your other coworkers are avoiding you. What could you have done differe...
Working as a team can become one of your greatest assets in business. There is only so much one person can accomplish on their own, but with a team, there is a division of responsibilities and a variety of strengths that can be utilized. It requires a certain level of trust and respect to work toget...
As a leader, your focus should be on building your people up, guiding them in the right direction, and preparing them to lead themselves. You want them to trust you enough to seek you out when necessary, but you don’t want them to rely on you for everything. Ralph Nader once said, “The function of l...
When there is no room for disagreement, there is no room for growth. Disagreement brings to light new ideas, perspectives, and conversations. It shows that the person who disagrees is thinking independently and not just saying what they think the other person wants to hear. Disagreement can be very ...
Social loafing is the idea that when individuals are working in a group, they put in less effort than when working on their own. The assumption of a social loafer is that whatever they choose not to do, someone else will take care of. Unfortunately for some, they are often right in that assumption. ...
Growing up, we all had to participate in group projects for school. Some people loved them, and others hated them. For the most part, the individuals who did not enjoy working as a group were the ones who did most of the work while others shared in the credit. Many of those students grow up to becom...
