Your employees look to you to not only define and communicate what the values and goals are for your organization, but to demonstrate what those values look like in action. Continually shifting your approach to avoid conflict or challenges from critics will only serve to lessen your employees’ commitment to your shared purpose. MORE >>

This requires that we redefine power beyond the scarcity model of positional power and wealth to a more reflective one where the focus is more on what we bring to the collective table – of how through committing ourselves to do the work we were meant to do we can make a difference and be impactful. Now for many of us, this might sound odd. MORE >>

And yet, as this exercise by Liz clearly illustrates, many times the stress we feel at work can arise from feeling a lack of control and with it, a lack of connection between our efforts, our organization’s goals and what matters to us personally. And yet, how many of us are truly aware of what our strengths are? MORE >>

Communicating the team goal with passion is the key. m talking about continually showing your passionate commitment to reaching the destination, not only with words, but with actions. They are completely onboard, know the goals, and have rolled their sleeves up and are hard at work. Some people don’t need to be led. MORE >>

Often this is a result of a lack of appreciation or understanding for how the work being done by other teams impacts the organization’s shared goals or objectives. Rather, it’s something leaders need to commit to and encourage the adoption of by everyone in their organization over the long term. MORE >>