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Leadership

Values of a Great Team: FUN

Recently, a sales rep brought a jar of grapes as a gift of appreciation for our clinic staff. At the end of the day, we had a great time tossing grapes like softballs for others to catch by mouth. We laughed, got moving, and simply had a good time. Yes, I work in a medical […]

Leadership

Always Growing; Always Giving

As leaders, we carry a heavy responsibility to forge a path in life for ourselves and for those who make the journey with us. And we can lose our bearing if we are not careful. In all our efforts, life can quickly become about getting, about doing, and about achieving. But the best of us […]

Leadership

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 […]

Leadership

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 […]

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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 […]

Leadership

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 […]

Leadership

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 […]

Leadership

When Feelings Get Hurt

I recently offended someone on my team. And that made me feel bad. I was wrong. What was more humbling was that I had no idea that I had offended that person. In this article, I want to share with you how hurt feelings should be handled on a team?by both the offender and the […]

Leadership

Do Sensitive Conversations Stress You Out?

[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′] […]

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How to Make Discussing an Issue, Not an Issue

Strong relationships have one thing in common: Discussing issues is never really an issue. How can you make this a reality? Think about the best relationships you have ever had. Chances are you did not have a hard time diving deep into sensitive subjects. Right? One way to measure the health of your relationships at […]