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 […]
Do Sensitive Conversations Stress You Out?
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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 […]
Personal vs Professional
For many years I drove 40 minutes to see my dentist, Dr. Mary Cloin, in Arlington, Texas. There were many other dentists much closer to where I lived. So, why did I drive that distance? I felt a personal connection with him and his staff. They knew me. Over the years, this question always comes […]
A List of My Current Mentors
In the last blog post, I discussed seven principles to apply when establishing a relationship with a mentor. To bring this to a practical dimension, I want to share with you in this article who my current mentors are. I will not mention specific names to respect their privacy, but I will let you know […]
Preemptive Leadership
As a leader, you can either invest your time in preemptive leadership by training your people from the beginning and pulling them together all along, or reactive leadership where you find yourself on the back-end of every issue, always solving problems and putting out fires. Preemptive leadership will always give you the advantage. Which style of leadership do you […]
Don?t Let Your Hurt Poison Your Heart
Absorb your pain and transform it; don’t transmit it. Don’t let your hurt poison your heart.? I recently posted this statement on our?Aspire Facebook page, and one person commented, ?How do you do that?? Good question. Most people in prison come from broken homes with pasts full of misery. We see this often. The abused […]
Love and Boundaries
Love. Caring about a person?s well-being irrespective of what they can give back to you and regardless of what they may do to you. When practiced, love is powerful. But it is not practical unless it is guided by boundaries. Love and boundaries need to be independently alive and healthy. Love without boundaries leads to […]
How Well Do You Know Your People?
Effectual leaders know their people. They are intentional about getting to know them on a deep level?beyond professional formalities and more toward a personal, authentic relationship. They not only get to know their people, they also allow their people to get to know them. While some leaders do not even attempt to get to know […]
Four Secrets To Resilient Relationships
If I could offer only one piece of leadership advice it would be: Create the strongest relationships possible. Here are four foundational principles that underpin resilient relationships. Truly Care for Them As I write this, I can?t help but notice how ordinary this advice seems. In a way, I feel like I am saying something […]