Who Surrounds You?

Who Surrounds You?

There’s a great quote that simply states: “We are all the sum of the people with whom we choose to surround ourselves.” Think about all the people you surround yourself with on a consistent basis, the people you spend most of your time with. Now ask yourself: Do they...
Learn Your Team’s 100

Learn Your Team’s 100

Several months ago I was facilitating a discussion with a group of leaders about team performance and retention. One of them talked about her success strategy of identifying or learning people’s 100. I was intrigued by how that sounded and asked her to expand on...
Are You a Great Listener?

Are You a Great Listener?

Think about someone that you know either at work or outside the workplace that you would qualify as a Great Listener. Picture that person in your head now and ask yourself why? What is it about this person that makes them a great listener. What do they do...
Getting the Person vs. Getting Personal

Getting the Person vs. Getting Personal

  Think about how we start most conversations with someone that we have never met before. “What do you do?” Now think about how we tend to judge people based on the answer to that question. How do we judge the people in our own business and lives based on what...