Leading with Trust

Your People Are Keeping Score – Six Tips to Help Leaders Play Fair

Coaching a bunch of energetic 5-6 year old kids in tee-ball is really just controlled chaos. Tee-ball is normally the introduction to baseball that children experience at age 5-6, and generally speaking, most leagues don’t keep an official… Read More

Are You a Thermometer or Thermostat Leader?

When it comes to leadership, are you a thermostat or a thermometer? Mark, my friend and colleague, posed that odd question to me this week. He went on to explain the difference between the two. A thermometer reflects… Read More

The Two Most Powerful Words to Rebuild Trust

Courtney, a new manager on my team, learned a valuable leadership lesson this week – despite your best intentions, sometimes your behavior inadvertently erodes trust with another person. In this particular case, Courtney didn’t do anything “wrong.” She… Read More

Leaders – Do You Suffer From Low T?

Feeling like a shadow of your former self? Is there a lack of emotional connection in your relationships? Do you find others not sharing important information with you or excluding you from activities? If so, you might be… Read More

Five Warning Signs You Aren’t Trusted As Much As You Think You Are

“I don’t trust you.” You will rarely, if ever, hear someone say that to you directly. Trust is one of those topics, along with religion and politics, that is usually taboo to discuss openly in the workplace. It’s often… Read More