Challenge to Lead: Build Stronger Teams. Scale Smarter.

A little story about putting your money where your mouth is.

The story of 3 little bears (daughters)

A businesses job is to deliver a product or service and make money. Period. If you can’t do that with the staff you have, you either need to cut staff or change markets. Wishful thinking won’t win the day.

We've all heard the quote “Lead, follow, or get out of my way.” by General George Patton, but that one way approach to leadership can demoralize and disengage your team.

Don't try to make 1 person be all the puzzle pieces in your organization. Let them just be one - one exceptional puzzle piece. Go find the rest.

“Then there are my Somewheres. We all need somewhere to say the private things, the vulnerable things, the scary and true things, the victories and the defeats. "I need to say it somewhere," we say. So then the temptation is to say everything, everywhere, or we end up saying nothing, nowhere. There's something between oversharing or undersharing our real lives. I have learned--slowly...

3 stories of 3 people going through the suck.

Trust that on the other side of the immediate turbulence, the journey is taking you to a better destination that you can’t see.

The choices we make change us. What is motivating your choices? What are the values that drive you, and are you making your actions based on them?

Just because you learn be experience doesn’t mean it has to be YOUR experience. Let other people share their expertise with you.

“Stay curious longer.” -Brene Brown

Who are you outside your job?

The best part about having executive peers is that you can get right to the heart of things. Want to share your story? Shoot me an email at bshea@cultureindex.com

If you are serious about improving your business, you MUST find a peer group.

“Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior. We tend to believe our habits are a product of our motivation, talent, and effort. Certainly, these qualities matter. But the surprising thing is, especially over a long time period, your personal characteristics tend to get overpowered by your environment.” James Clear

There is no secret door. Stop looking for it. You’re just wasting time.

Celebrating small wins unleashes happy chemicals in your body and serves as a positive feedback look for future challenges!

If accountability means doing the things, you said you were going to do, even when you don’t want to do them, and being willing to show that scorecard to the world… Then I nailed it on this one. And I hated it.

“Everybody should have a Coach” Google CEO Eric Schmidt

Experience is the best teacher they say. As we grow and get experiences, how does that impact what anchors us?

If you really want to change your trajectory, you have to be committed to the energy of doing uncomfortable things.

“Exercise reduces stress hormones and stimulates production of endorphins, which together help foster relaxation.” Thanks Harvard!

They see their piece of the puzzle, but it’s your job to see the whole, and try to share it with them.

“Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.” Immanuel Kant

“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson