Your Morning Commute

It is one thing to say you are self aware - it is another thing to be willing to pivot as necessary with a large dose of humility and grace. Today on the 337th episode of the #YourMorningCommute podcast, I continue discussing the 6 Leadership Principles. Today's focus - Awareness of Oneself.

Over the next 6 episodes of #YourMorningCommute, I will discuss six Leadership Principles.  Regardless of your title on your team, you have the ability to influence, lead and make an impact.  Today, I am unpacking COURAGE.

Let's face it...having hard conversations is never easy and then added to it, they go further sideways...now what? On the 335th episode of #YourMorningCommute I talked about realities and provide tips to recover from a sideways conversation involving more than one person. So hard, but let's get more comfortable...take 5 and listen in to this quick podcast.

What are your employees experiencing before hire to post hire? Every day we count on our employees to SHOW UP but let's take a checkin on ourselves FIRST. What experiences are we providing and monitoring to ensure they are what we need, want, expect. - from the application process, to right fit, growth focused, creating inclusion every step of the way, into the depths of our day to day culture, wo...

Today on the #YourMorningCommute I discuss the six C's of Inclusive Leadership. How do you measure up? Commitment Courage Cognizance Curiosity Cultural Intelligence Collaboration

While every workplace is different, companies with happy employees tend to have a few basic things in common. Here are five characteristics of a positive workplace culture that I've observed while working with companies of all sizes. Good communication Opportunities for Growth Culture of Collaboration Reward and Recognition Systems Strong Purpose and Core Values Do these characteristics describe y...

We are never finished...at least that's my opinion. There is always something up NEXT. Asking yourself what's next is a part of a growth mindset. Always learning, always growing...it is a way of forcing your mind to stay in the visionary process. Looking ahead, looking further, asking yourself and your team what can we do now? How can we take 'it' further?  For me, I do this daily around work...

How are you showing up on the daily...adding value? What's your delivery? What have you shared and learned? Are you reflecting and connecting? Do you feel seen, valued and heard? Are you ensuring others feel the same. What's on your plate today? Does it add value to the team's focus and mission? What about all those projects your team is working on...do they all add value? When you are prioritizin...

I love being relentless when it comes to workplace culture...what about you? How determined are you? Where are you refusing to give up on today - with regards to defining, creating, pivoting or protecting what right looks like inside of your workplace culture - even if it is in a small team. Cheers to those showing up relentlessly today, yesterday and tomorrow. You've got this... "All that you tou...

We live in a professional world that goes fast and where people do not always take the time to step back. When going fast, leaders often confuse their perspectives with reality and have difficulty truly understanding the point of view of others. A perspective is not right or wrong by default. It just is what it is: the point of view of a single person based on their life experiences and value...

We can always talk more about creating inclusion... Just because your company spends a lot of money and or effort on diversity and inclusion objectives does not mean you are being successful. Are your initiatives simply trying to mitigate legal risk or focus on reducing exclusion? If so, you still have some work to do.

As we head into Memorial Weekend - today's 326th episode #YourMorningCommute is time for reflection on how you are maintaining and building new relationships inside of your workplace culture.  Enjoy your reflection time and then be ready to move into action.

There are a several of ways you can create more harmony in your culture. I unpacked two critical pieces the past two days but now it's time to talk about 3 more ways you can increase employee engagement and the environment that is your workplace culture. Take 3 minutes for my final 3 tips this week on the 325th episode of #YourMorningCommute

Tip 2 to provide your workplace culture with more harmony includes apologizing. A common cause of employee disengagement is a dislike for higher management. It's important for managers to display humility. Executives are not immune from mistakes, and they should apologize if and when they occur. Employees value leaders that are open, honest and genuine, and apologizing when appropriate is a clear...

Where do you stand with employee engagement and company culture?  They go together like peanut butter and jelly. The culture (the bread) holds them together nicely for the perfect pairing. Over the next 3 days on your quick podcast #YourMorningCommute - I am giving you 5 harmony culture tips to positively impact your culture and therefore your employee engagement.  Tip 1: Make Goals Clea...

When we think about action it is far more than a to do list...but what we do and when we do it deliberately - we move so much closer to our defined success. If you have been following along the past 4 days - we are ready to move into DO - action mode - then rinse and repeat. Take 3 minutes today to listen in to the 322nd episode of #YourMorningCommute - all things workplace culture curation driven...

Are you a thinker or a feeler?  Regardless of your answer you do have feelings...emotions both physical and mental. These show up based on how you are receiving messages. What you are hearing, seeing and how you are responding in words and yes, in feelings. Are your emotional responses helping to build the culture or pulling it down or into another direction. Take 3 minutes today as we contin...

When we go into observation mode, it's amazing what we can SEE. What we see with a new set of eyes. What are you seeing in your workplace culture when you truly observe the actions taken place (or lack thereof)? Open your eyes today in a nonjudgmental way, note what you see, get more curious. Do the actions your are seeing align with your company values - the way your company get's things done, yo...

Let's face it - words can and do hurt...as a leader you must be mindful of your words. Yesterday's focus was on what you "heard" and today it's on what you say . It takes less than 2 minutes to plant a seed - words are doing just that...what are you planting today? Are you strengthening your workplace culture or tossing out words without proper planting (proper intentions) to grow and protect your...

When is the last time you truly listened...today turn up the volume on your ears. Listen with a new intent to fully digest what you heard. Can you connect the written emails, the zoom interactions and or the phone calls to one of your company values. What can you connect in a good way or now hear the wheels coming off? This week we will hear, say, see in a different way. Bonus: listen in for a sho...

Have you ever delegated something and then found yourself taking it back? Have you ever been delegated to and then it was taken back? Ask yourself why - there is a reason - are you ready to hear it? Both types are fear based - trust based - get off the hamster wheel - figure out why so you can move forward. Delegation can't be avoided. It's time to do it effectively.

Team work is perhaps the most important thing for any team or group of people to work effectively and in sync together. Each member in the team must communicate openly with each other member and put forth his views effectively. When there is no communication gap between team workers, the team can work together more effectively and yield better results. So why is it so hard? Step one - stop pointin...

Accountability - often referred to as a 4-letter word...it shouldn't be. For decades I have studied and researched employee accountability and it is often misunderstood. It's time to shift into a mindset that empowers you and your team to move away from excuses and finger pointing when things go wrong to taking ownership over the circumstances, develop solutions, and take action. Today's 315th epi...

The role of learning and development continues to broaden, with (you) leaders facilitating and supporting change initiatives in your organizations faster than ever before. You are being asked to rethink how business operates and find new way to reach your goals. Training helps transition into those changes. What is your role in change management? How is the nature of work changing inside of your t...

Have you ever been a part of a training you thought was good but it didn't stick? Well the problem may be it was missing a few critical steps to make it applicable - make it stick. Take 5 minutes this morning to listen to the 313th episode of #YourMorningCommute to hear if you include these in every training you receive, ask for or perform.