How to Get Your People into ‘FLOW’
During many of the times I’ve felt challenged, I’ve had an internal tendency to want to get out of the challenge, but I’ve also enjoyed the struggle at some level. It’s an interesting tension of enjoying the pressure but at the same time, wanting to be released from it. If you reflect on your life, […]
Do your employees like you?
One of the foundations of being a relational leader is having warmth. Warmth is about approachability. It’s about being a leader who is approachable to colleagues and employees. This is important because it reduces a ‘fear response’ in an employee. David Rock, in his neuroscience research, found that when people create a non-threatening environment, they […]
Give Presence
Every Monday night, my wife and I go on a date night. One of the biggest challenges I find as a male is to be present. My wife Sarah (who is 33 weeks pregnant) will be sitting across the table from me, sharing her heart, and I’ll be looking into her eyes, but in my […]
Relational Leadership
I believe that leaders need to find a nice balance between challenge and relationship. Many leaders today either verge too much on trying to get the other person to like them (relationship), or too much on trying to drive the other person (challenge). There needs to be a nice balance between creating likability and pushing […]
You’re More Powerful Than You Think
One of my clients the other day told me about a time he was speaking with a stranger at a coffee shop. After a short conversation, the stranger mentioned that he was a close friend of a significant business owner in the area. He mentioned it in passing, but my client’s ears pricked up and […]