Leadership Archives – Page 4 of 14

20 Nov 2014

Why Lack of Clarity On Your Vision Will Get You What You DON’T Want

By Guest|2017-04-12T12:39:22-06:00November 20th, 2014|Categories: Business Strategy, Leadership, Manifast|

You are driving down a country road in the foggy, wintry weather with no map, no GPS and no compass. You reach a crossroads. Do you go straight? Do you turn left or right? Do you drive fast or slow?

In this post by our very special guest, Dixie Gillaspie, she shows us the value in not driving your business blind.

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.”

By Dixie Gillaspie

In my “former life” of business consulting, we talked […]

18 Nov 2014

Tick Tock, Punching The Clock: How To Engage A Team

By Guest|2017-04-03T11:03:35-06:00November 18th, 2014|Categories: Dream Teams, Leadership, Manifast|Tags: Barbara Abramson, culture, employee engagement, leadership, performance, team building|

Three of the top reasons people feel disengaged at work include: don’t like their boss, don’t feel connected with other employees and don’t feel they matter. In this post connection expert and coach Barbara Abramson shows you some ways to engage your team and turn this around.

By Barbara Abramson

Disengaged Employees Bored Team Presentation I used to work for a media company that was divided into several autonomous departments, each overseen by a mid-level manager who reported to the division manager. We operated pretty independently of each other and were in essence, our own […]

6 Nov 2014

Sorry, I Prefer the Dishonest Feedback

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-12T12:42:45-06:00November 6th, 2014|Categories: Dream Teams, Leadership, Manifast|

Be careful what you ask for. Some folks are way too happy to dish it out!

Most of us crave feedback and validation of ourselves, our work and our art. We seek it out either by overtly asking, or through self-deprecation, and we always hope the response will be, “You rocked it!”

The more we are putting it out there and pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone, the more we crave that validation, and the more it leaves us vulnerable to receiving (and believing) destructive […]

16 Oct 2014

The Big Chicken Strategy Will Grow Your Business

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-12T12:35:12-06:00October 16th, 2014|Categories: Business Strategy, Doug's Blog, Leadership|

Chickens are much bigger today than they were 60 years ago.

At first you might think chicken farmers cheated with growth hormones or that they were genetically modified in a lab. That was my initial guess.

According to this study published in the Poultry Science Journal, even after adjusting for chemical cheating, chickens got this this way mostly through selective breeding, a fast reproduction cycle, and genes that reinforce selective breeding.

Farmers only let the biggest hens and roosters produce chicks. When […]

5 Oct 2014

Sorry, I Prefer the Dishonest Feedback

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:19:17-06:00October 5th, 2014|Categories: Doug's Blog, Leadership, The Good Men Project|

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"Be careful what you ask for. Some folks are way too happy to dish it out!"

Feedback is a funny thing. We want validation but some part of us keeps reaching for all of the feedback, good or bad. Does it really help?

My latest article on The Good Men Project.

"Most of us crave feedback and validation of ourselves, our work and our art. We seek it out either by overtly asking, or through self-deprecation, and we always hope […]

23 Sep 2014

Leading When You Really Just Want to Cry

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:19:39-06:00September 23rd, 2014|Categories: Business Strategy, Doug's Blog, Leadership, Mindset and Motivation|

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"Business owner Doug Wagner didn’t expect to learn 3 important lessons of leadership from grieving the loss of his best friend. But that’s exactly what happened."

My latest business article on the Good Men Project. Brought back some tough emotions but the leadership lessons are too important not to share.

Leading When You Really Just Want to Cry

7 Sep 2014

You Can Run the Business, But You Can’t Hide

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:20:05-06:00September 7th, 2014|Categories: Doug's Blog, Leadership, Marketing, Sales|

Revolving door business woman and man leaving

"Is the moral fiber of corporate executives really on a rapid decline? Or are we just privy to more of the details, and therefore in a place of power to impact the outcomes?"

It is getting harder for companies to brush bad behavior under the carpet when their top executives mess up. This has both good and some dark implications on where things could go for businesses and society as a whole.

My latest article […]

8 Aug 2014

3 Key Business Lessons From DIY Projects

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:20:14-06:00August 8th, 2014|Categories: Business Strategy, Doug's Blog, Leadership, Manifast|

The Home DIY Project

At our last house I built a big cedar pergola on our wooden (untreated spruce) 2×4 deck we inherited. I made the pergola only using screws and bolts (no nails) in case I ever needed to repair it. Just prior I had stained the deck with 5 year deck stain. I figured it would last at least 3 years.

The Finished Project

I was wrong.

It started […]

2 May 2014

Your Habits Determine Your Level of Success

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-03T11:21:55-06:00May 2nd, 2014|Categories: Business Strategy, Doug's Blog, Leadership, Mindset and Motivation|

Your habits determine your potential for success and also your tendency towards failure.

Driving happens to be a great example of how habits determine your future success and even safety. Do you cheat on corners when no one is around or watching? Drive in the middle of the road? Roll through stop signs when turning right like it is a merge lane?

You are probably pretty safe when you are fully engaged and present.

Car driving on snowy road habits success

What happens when you are distracted […]

15 Jan 2014

The Key to Putting the “Action” Into Accountability

By Doug Wagner|2017-04-13T12:49:55-06:00January 15th, 2014|Categories: Doug's Blog, Leadership, Manifast, Mindset and Motivation|

Business person overwhelm help keeping up

You’ve set some goals. You’ve taken a little action. Maybe you’ve delegated some of the action steps.

If you are in the top 20% you’ve also put a little bit of accountability in place.

For yourself.

For your team.

The problem with most people is they easily lose focus and chase other things, leaving their goals unfulfilled while keeping themselves very busy.

The illusion of unfocused activity leading to success.

I am fortunate enough to have a great accountability partner. We […]