Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

A leader who never laughs has an unhappy team. Order of operation: Happy people are more successful than grumps. Happy people go further than grumps. And they enjoy the journey. You might believe… Continue reading →

Leadership 230

Leadership Operations Team Succession 230

Leadership Freak

MARCH 16, 2017

Corporate teams love meetings. People who do the work can’t wait for meetings to end. Use a K.I.S.S. agenda to run meetings real people love to attend. #1. Keep: What do we need… Continue reading →

Operations 133

Operations How To Team 133

Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Don’t fix the mistakes of capable team members. The operative word… Continue reading → Under-helpful leaders seem distant and uncaring. Over-helpful leaders encourage irresponsibility and low engagement. 3 rules for “not helping” like a leader: #1.

Operations 185

Operations Team Succession Leadership Development 185

Leadership Freak

MAY 3, 2019

“Practice operating from the place that you are the cause in the matter of everything in your life. Then go ask your team; ‘What’s it like being on the other side of me?’”… Continue reading →

Advice 115

Advice Operations Team 115

Leadership Freak

AUGUST 8, 2015

Hi Dan, I lead a team of amazing professionals who are passionate and committed to the work we do. One team member is … rigid in her thinking and ambushes me at staff briefings about operational matters that are only a problem to her. … it is causing the rest of the team to start … … Continue reading →

Commitment 100

Commitment Operations Team Succession 100

Leadership Freak

MARCH 1, 2016

I immediately thought of something that didn’t go perfectly, when a leader on my team joyfully said, “Today was as good as it gets.” He was thinking operationally. While he talked, I thought… Continue reading →

Operations 100

Operations Team 100

Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Scott Pelley interviewed the former Navy SEAL who gave a blow by blow of the operation, even his visit to Taco Bell after he arrived home. Mark Owen (Not his real name) explained his firsthand view of the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound on 60 minutes Sunday night. Owen is under fire from [.].

Operations 208

Operations Motivation Succession Team 208