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Three Simple Steps to Guaranteed Growth
[blockquote text=’This is a guest post by Stephanie LeBlanc. Stephanie is the practice administrator at TotalCare Hulen in Fort Worth, Texas. She also holds other leadership positions including president of her accounting firm, as well as Project Connect Texas, a non-profit organization she founded to serve the Dallas/Fort Worth community. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ […]
Three Traits Confident Leaders Expect from Their People
Most leaders expect excellence from their team members, but they stop there. I think we can?and we should?expect more. Specifically there are three key traits, that when adopted by our people as individuals, will build the?foundation for a thriving organization. Without question, I expect excellence from myself and from those who work with me. Expecting […]
People Are Shouting “Help Me”…Will You?
A few months ago, my sweet six year-old niece fell face down on top of a large cactus with full grown spikes. She could not get up. All the kids were playing in an open field during a family picnic. I heard her screaming from a distance, but I thought the kids were just playing […]
How to Handle a Bad Google Review
Our clinic recently received a terrible review on Google. I had just gotten settled on a plane, when I opened Google to check our reviews, and there it was. I instinctively took a cue from an experience I had with Amazon in the past. I took the complaint seriously and addressed it swiftly, without excuses. […]
How to Revolutionize Your One-on-One Meetings: Align
If you have been following the three-step process in the last two blogs for revolutionizing your one-on-one meetings, then you have listened?well; you have built?genuinely; now it?s time to align. Align means that we harmonize our potentially different expectations and values, and agree to come together as one. You?ll remember from step one,?Listen, that the […]
Two Essential Strategies for Taming an Unruly Calendar
[blockquote text=’This is a guest post by Andria Bicknell. Andria is a contributing writer and editor for Aspire. She writes about recovering from the effects of perfectionism on her own blog,?Type A Plans B. Andria draws her leadership experience from ministry, business and home. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ width=’95’ line_height=’undefined’ background_color=’#aaaaaa’ border_color=’#dba400′ show_quote_icon=’no’ quote_icon_color=’#dba400′] […]
How to Revolutionize Your One-on-One Meetings: Build
Build is the second step of the three-step process that will revolutionize one-on-one meetings with your people. The first step is Listen, which I discussed in the last article. The third step is Align?which I will discuss in my next article. Great leaders build people. ?And what better way to build others up than during […]
How to Revolutionize Your One-on-One Meetings: Listen
I want to share a three-step process that I know will transform your one-on-one meetings with your people, and thus?revolutionize your leadership. The steps are: Listen, Build, and Align. If you perform these steps consistently in every meeting with those you work with, I know the effectiveness of your leadership will skyrocket. In my recent […]
The Secret to Explosive Growth as a Leader
Successful leaders discover and consistently practice powerful disciplines. ?And while many disciplines may change or be?improved upon, a precious few stand the test of time?and take on a status of special importance in a leader’s life. Explosive growth happens when these most powerful disciplines are practiced consistently. In this article, I would like to challenge […]
What Spilled Coffee Taught Us About Teamwork
Krystal is one of the newest members of our nursing team. She loves coffee. I mean, she really loves coffee. It makes her smile, jump, and just be happy. A few weeks ago, she was walking into the clinic holding her Venti Mocha with whipped cream. She had decided to not even take a sip […]
How to Say Anything Honestly, But Gently
One mark of a seasoned leader is gentleness. A gentle leader demonstrates he has learned how to communicate exactly what needs to be said, even harsh truths, with kindness. ?These leaders practice one of the most important lessons of leadership, as expressed by President Lincoln: [blockquote text=’The strongest force on earth is gentleness. – Abraham […]
Stack: Ten Steps to Build a Thriving Organization
Before a skyscraper can be erected, a very deep and strong foundation must be set. Then layer-by-layer, each floor is built upon?the one before it. Likewise, powerful organizations are built on solid foundations.?The bottom layers are the weight-bearing levels. They must be able to support each level that is stacked upon them. Have you wondered […]