Thank you for checking out my blog. If this is your first time here, I encourage you to read the Group Dynamic Primer. Chapters 1-8 are the foundation upon which Group Dynamic philosophy is built. ~ Alan Feirer
This morning, I ordered a coffee from someone who made no eye contact and waited for the customer to initiate the order. I watched this go down with the three people ahead of me in line. They stepped up, placed … Read More
When the question is“What do you want more of from your leaders?” the answer is very often “To initiate more on their own – to do more of what needs to be done without being asked.” Well, here are two truths: … Read More
Recently I was asked to be a guest blogger for a business leader focused blog. (www.upatdawn.biz) I provided an older post from this blog that I’m pretty proud of, but Jeffrey Kirk over at Up At Dawn helped me … Read More
Last week we dipped into Five Dysfunctions of a Team; this week we dive. I take you through a high-level overview of the Five Dysfunctions, and tell a short story about their accidental impact. This is a touch longer than 90 … Read More
This week’s book is The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. My brief comments focus on this: Healthy teams have healthy conflict — not overly nice, and not overly aggressive. Where are you?
This week’s nugget helps us find the right fit for people on our teams, and comes from the book Traction by Gino Wickman. A written version can be found in this post.
This week’s book is Called to Serve by Max DePree — my shared nugget involved board member accountability.
This week’s book is Leading at a Higher Level. Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership model is a simple way to figure out what kind of leadership is needed for a particular individual.
This week’s book is Be Our Guest.