Let’s Talk About Meetings, Part III of III – June 1, 2022
LEARN A LITTLE: Let’s Talk About Meetings - Part III of III Part I of this blog (shared in April) discussed the importance of organizational meetings from the human connection and relationship perspective. In May, Part II addressed the issues of meeting structure and...
Let’s Talk About Meetings, Part II of III – May 1, 2022
LEARN A LITTLE: Let’s Talk About Meetings – Part II of III Part I of this narrative was shared in the April blog that stressed the relationship and value component of meetings as well as the importance of interpersonal connections. In this part, attention will be...
Let’s Talk About Meetings, Part I of III – April 1, 2022
LEARN A LITTLE: Let’s Talk About Meetings – Part I of II I was recently reading a book written by an author, who was totally committed to the notion of getting things done, not wasting time and achieving the maximum profitability of the bottom line. While the author...
Spending Time With Staff – March 1, 2022
LEARN A LITTLE:Spending Time with Staff By now, most people have heard or read the research observation, “Employees don’t leave their companies, they leave their boss or supervisor,” or some variation on that theme. Recently, I was talking with a colleague, who...
Two Hunters – February 1, 2022
LEARN A LITTLE:Two Hunters Our recent snowfall reminded me of the following story. As recently happened, there was a very heavy snowfall. Since it was deer-hunting season, two human service CEOs decided to take the day off and test their skills in a farm field in...
The Power of Workplace Harmony – January 1, 2022
LEARN A LITTLE:The Power of Workplace Harmony I like folk and gospel music, especially the simple cord progressions and rich vocal harmonies around the melody. I was listening to such a song recently (Okay…. It was the Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’”), and...
Being an Encourager – December 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:On Being an Encourager Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Am I mostly an encourager or a discourager?” I inserted “mostly” into the sentence to make the point that very few of us behave the same way all the time. How you answer the above...
Greatness – November 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:Greatness Once again, this month’s thought to share comes from dialogue with a leader discouraged by the low level of engagement of the employees with which she works. Some are even top-level administrative staff. Our discussion led to a conversation...
The Seven Bad Habits of Highly Ineffective Leaders – October 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:The Seven Bad Habits of Highly Ineffective Leaders I was talking with a friend recently who had just been appointed as the CEO of a large human service organization. He was somewhat curious about his new role and asked, “What’s the worst mistake a...
Dealing With Discouragement – September 1, 2021
LEARN A LITTLE:Dealing with Discouragement It is perhaps an obvious fact, but leadership is not easy and can sometimes be lonely as well. Some of you will remember the old western song “Home on the Range” that began with “Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam.”...