Gaining Loyalty

You must demonstrate respect for others through your words and actions.  Be proud of what you do and believe strongly in your organization and the services you offer.  Focus on what can be accomplished with hard work and determination.  Know that the work you do today will be the foundation for some ones future.  This is the kind of loyalty that builds success.

Be confident that when you are called upon, you will control the outcome, knowing that by influencing others they will come up with the solution you already had in mind.  Think through every situation and feel confident that you came up with the best solution for everyone involved.   

Research and prepare every presentation as if each was your first.  You will be amazed at how deeply embedded our perceptions are controlled by the way we see and behave.  As a leader you have the ability to shape the world and interpret how the rest of the world looks at it.  Where there is a will, there is always a way.

Plain honesty puts life into practice.  Without honesty and integrity the challenges of life will surface and failure will impact our success.  It is our character that powers the unforeseen influence of a person’s life, like who we really are and not just pretending to be.  We all tend to see the world not as it is, but as we want it to be.  For this reason we need to be open minded, and be more objective to how others view and perceive the world.  It’s kind of like turning the light on.  Whether it is a good or bad situation, it is a powerful source that alters how we see the world.

Robert J.Dahl

Expect the Unexpected

When our current goals are not being achieved and we come up against some barriers, we will need to change course and learn some new knowledge or skills to reach the goals.  Taking responsibility means making the best of it rather than reactively complaining.  Expect unexpected challenges and know your company’s static focus.  This should be in alignment with your personal vision.  These are the principles that we use to make our decisions to achieve our goals.  We must set priorities in life that are driven by the principles and values.  By identifying changes, we will realize positive results and fulfill our goals.  Unexpected situations can be avoided by looking ahead with our personal vision.  By visualizing and using creativity in setting goals to achieve where we want to be rather than allowing others to dictate where you will end up.  Creativity in scripting and mental creation is the pre-step in achieving this.  When we realize we have the ability to create our own destiny doors will open.

Time for Change

Time for Change

The best performers in the world of sports never outgrow their need for change and development.  Professional players are constantly watched over from stands by their specialty coaches.  They are analyzing mistakes and missed opportunities in the game, to improve the next performance.

Even years after they have established their greatness, professional golfers on the men’s and women’s teams go in search of coaches to help them achieve their goal of winning a golf tournament or the correction of a slice or hook that would take the professional out of the competition.  This attention to detail and finding a coach when their game has lost something pays off handsomely in the game.  In the past years, the difference between being number one and number fifty was more than a million dollars.  Yet, the difference between the number one and number fifty was less than a few strokes per round over an entire season.

The difference between top performers in every field, including business, is in the details.  Those top people need and depend on coaching to make them successful.  Good coaching helps first-rate performers do their best every time they face a tough opponent, tricky sand trap or an upset customer.  The need for good coaching is the same as the need for change, recognition and reward, is something the best players and trainers will never outgrow.  Just the same can be said for a truly empowered, self-motivated employee who knows when it is time for a change.  Not the one who is convinced they have nothing more to learn. 

Robert J. Dahl

Don’t Fall Under Pressure

Don’t Fall Under Pressure

Professional and personal pressures and the speed of modern-day business are placing severe ethical demands on young leaders.  Often young people know the right thing to do, but instead cross that line to further their careers by bending the rules or engaging in morally questionable behavior.  The immense pressure on professionals from novices to veterans in today’s market place is to meet bottom-line demands.  Young leaders are developing in a different culture than their predecessors and have the complex task of learning to negotiate the often-competing demands of excellence, ethics, and integrity.  They need to be reflective about the purpose of their work and proactive about the approaches they take.  They must develop their own belief systems and rely on their own moral trust in guiding their behaviors.  It is imperative to think about the consequences of your decisions not only for yourself, but also for the decisions that you make for other people.  Periodically reflecting about making good decisions will increase the likelihood of making good ethical decisions.  Even though young leaders have values such as honesty and integrity, they are willing to compromise these values in order to satisfy professional demand or gain peer recognition.

Robert Dahl

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There Is No “I” in Team

Team definition is the sharing and co-operation of a group of people dedicated in achieving the same goals.  For a company to remain successful in today’s world, they must depend upon the concept of teamwork.  From the CEO to the entry level worker to get the job done, everyone must do his or her part.  As a leader, it is your duty to create as well as maintain a friendly team environment.  Building strong teams can be as easy as group lunch or a fun filled day of activities.  The main idea is to bring people together, so they can bond and learn more about one another.  The benefits including boosted morale, strong friendships between co-workers and increased appreciation for the company will all contribute to a more productive workplace.  All of these ideas benefit not just the employees, but also the organization as a whole.  The sky is virtually the limit when it comes to team-building.  The main thing to remember is that.  There is no I in team!

 
  

"The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual."

 

 

                                                                                                    Vince Lombardi

The Need For Coaching

Coaching is a process that uses techniques and skills to mentor individuals to develop their management and personal skills that will better themselves and achieve their goals.  As a coach you must have skills to facilitate good mentoring.

Organizations may not be training for the World Series, and the workplace doesn’t look much like the Yankee Stadium, but just like athletes managers need coaching to reach their fullest career potential.  Developing your coaching skills as a coach is critical in ensuring success of the manager that you will be mentoring.  Organizations in today’s highly mobile workforce have little tolerance for non-performing managers.  There is no such thing as perfection in coaching.  The manager’s role is critical in achieving organizational success.  The coach who is development-minded and really believes in coaching has a chance not only of motivating the manager that they are mentoring but creating a synergistic relationship with them.  Many times the organizational environment is very complex, changing or multifaceted and a coach is brought in to align the employees and the new environment.  Mentoring is the process of tutoring and transferring of skills from one person to another.  Your coaching skills will help you clarify performance goals, provide the right kind of training, and eliminate anything that reinforces undesired work behaviors or performance.  The skills of a coach focus on a particular concern, solicit involvement and understanding, plan action and support, monitor action and recognize resolution.  This will lead to improved performance.




Robert J. Dahl