Starter Idea Category: Impact

It’s okay for managers to say, “I made a mistake” or “I’m not very good at that.” Being vulnerable with your team members will dramatically increase their level of trust in you. They will also feel more comfortable sharing their vulnerabilities with you. Productive communications within your team will skyrocket.

Part of planning for any meeting should be identifying a few key questions to ask your team. It might take the form of advice on new a product or service, resolution of a key issue, or the setting of a team goal. Most leaders spend much more time identifying what they’d like to dictate in … Continued

Good leaders and managers set goals for their teams and create an accountability structure to manage and measure results. Exceptional leaders take that idea one step further by allowing the team to set its own goals, which will let them feel more ownership and more accountability toward their accomplishment. A team-driven goal-setting process can work … Continued

Core ideologies are the “almost never changing” foundation of your organization and are made up of your core purpose and core values. A solid core ideology becomes the glue that holds the organization together and the driver of all strategy and people decisions. Core Purpose: This is the “why” of the organization, and it’s not … Continued

Does your team get along well? Do you always seem to agree with each other? Do you have trouble remembering your last major team conflict? This may seem strange, but if you answered yes to these questions, then you’ve got problems. A team needs conflict to evolve. Think of this as Darwin’s theory of evolution … Continued

Do this in the following ways: Ask for (For example, what are the five dumbest things we do? What should we do more of? What should we stop doing?) Focus on ways to reward intelligent failure rather than punish for mistakes made Conduct open-forum meetings to discuss events, ideas, and issues Follow up on suggestions … Continued

Most company dysfunctions sprout from a lack of communication and alignment. The problems spiral downward as leaders feel like they have less time for meetings (often said like a dirty word) because they’re putting out fires. I often hear, “We don’t need more meetings. We talk all the time.” What these leaders don’t understand is … Continued