Meet Me Where I Am
When I was in middle school, I had a friend named Marcy. She was quirky and funny, always ready with a smile for everyone. I remember thinking that she was sweet and wouldn’t hurt a fly, even when she got picked on. When I think back about her, she always struck me as...
What Do You Know (about your Team Members)?
What do you know about your team members? No, I mean what do you really know about them as individual people? Their aspirations? What motivates them? What core values do they strive to live by? How about their preferred communication style? Talents and skills they...
Busy or Engaged? How Do You Know?
Are your team members just busy or are they truly engaged? And how do you know? For the next several weeks, we’re going to talk about strategies for having more influence. In order to know how to do that, you’ve got to first get the lay of the land. First, what’s the...
