Your Morning Commute

Every organization has its own corporate culture, which defines how things are done within the company. It mainly comprises the values and beliefs that an organization works around. A good and positive culture is likely to direct you towards the direction of success. However, if your company culture is not on the positive side, then it is going to harm you severely in the long run. Culture Trends...

Truth, conviction and adding value to your team as a courageous leader - that is your ability to speak up -  How are you contributing? Being kind? Being patient? Being honest? Encouraging your team? Apologizing when necessary. Forgiving yourself and others to move forward and thanking them more frequently than taking them for granite? 

According to the 2021 State of Talent Optimization report, only 27% of companies know what’s driving disengagement among employees. So it’s crucial to take a pulse on where your workplace currently stands. An employee’s level of engagement depends on several factors, including: Trust between the employee and (YOU) their manager Attitude toward work tasks and current job role - (Employee and YOU) S...

Are you walking on eggshells around someone or something or are you courageously leading fully awake? Awake, attentive, engaged, interested, caring, concerned, intentional...sometimes tough conversations but always moving forward.

Are you a badass courageous leader? Making a change, see the need for change, know your workplace culture needs some love and attention? Good...take 3 minutes and listen to today's 308th episode of #YourMorningCommute

Are your employees engaged and productive at work? Even if they are today, how can you be sure they will be tomorrow? According to the 2020 State of Talent Optimization report, 34% of executives say employee performance keeps them up at night. Whether you’re facing a major organizational shift or just implementing new tools, employee engagement and productivity can be impacted. Finding and hiring...

Leaders often overestimate how inclusive they really are.  Take 6 minutes today and listen about six behaviors that are critical in inclusive leaders. Are you one? We all have room to level up. Companies increasingly rely on diverse, multidisciplinary teams that combine the collective capabilities of women and men, people of different cultural heritage, and younger and older workers. But simp...

Life's quick. We're not here to fill or kill time. We're here to contribute and enjoy the contributions of others ... to work and enjoy the work of others. Today's 305th episode of #YourMorningCommute - take 3 minutes to listen to the "Declaration of Contribution"

If you lead a team of people, you're the gardener. You plant the seeds (hire the right people), care for them (develop and guide them, and keep the weeds out (minimize and remove obstacles and bad people ... when did you last ask someone what might be in their way of doing good work?). Do it well and you'll maximize your chances for better results and more enjoyable days for everyone (a beautiful...

Nothing derails progress quicker than not setting clear action plans with your team at the start, thus the results you expect fall short. After you’ve landed on a plan forward, a new client, a project, etc., figure out how you are going to achieve your goals by identifying leading activities and measures of accountability to make sure the work gets done. Adopt healthy business rhythms, specificall...

Alignment seems like a simple task but yet we make it so complex at times OR worse don't even try to get aligned. When we think through rewards - we often think monetary first and that isn't always the right option. When we encourage - we aren't always solution driven or worse don't really have our listening ears turned on. And finally, when we decision make, we don't always think through quick en...

Does your vision inspire and provide a shared purpose amongst your team? If you asked 3 team members this morning what your vision is...  - do they know? - is it aligned with yours? - does it inspire you and them?

There are three reasons leaders fail to execute. First, they don’t follow their own plan with discipline. Second, they fail to keep score on what matters. Third, they don’t have the right people in the right jobs to make it happen. If you can assemble these three puzzle pieces, you can put your company on track to win. Did you create your culture by design or did it just happen by default? When yo...

I didn't coin the phrase but certainly know it works "slow down to speed up!" It provides much needed clarity. The world, our lives are full of change. When we get into robotic mode we miss the ability to see what's coming - why because we are also moving too fast inside of that robotic chaos. Today take 4 1/2 minutes to listen to the 299th episode of #YourMorningCommute to be more deliberate abou...

Doctors don't prescribe medicine until they have completed some sort diagnostics; performing exams, blood test, x-rays, etc. Dietitians don't put you on an immediate health plan and exercise regiment before they talk to you, track what you are doing now, where you are trying to go and give you some tests either.  Same concepts when it comes to your desire to shift your workplace culture - ana...

Candidate experience plays a key role in employee engagement. If a candidate has a great experience and later accepts a job offer, they’re much more likely to become a highly engaged member of the team as opposed to someone who didn’t quite as positive a candidate experience. Someone who has a more positive experience will likely feel connected to the company culture and truly understand the missi...

A good workplace culture provides everyone with the opportunity to initiate change and to grow on a professional and personal aspect. It also promotes openness and encourages your employees to voice their opinions and chase after the values they believe in. – It creates satisfied employees and increases productivity.

Is your team good at the decision making process? Efficient team decision start with trust and behavioral awareness. Efficient decision making doesn’t happen overnight. You become better at reaching group decisions, in part, by understanding your Team Type and team dynamics. You know your people, you recognize the weight and urgency of certain decisions versus others, and with that knowledge, you...

Knowing when to pass the ball is how we add value to our teams, build them up, make work easier, build trust, create cohesion, and the pay off can be big with regards to productivity and overall results. How are you showing up and impacting your team as a great team player? Adding value and further defining what right looks like inside your workplace culture. Are you flexible? Do you listen and ad...

Trust the 3-legged stool: Team trusts leader, leader trusts team, team trust team. It's foundational but often missed - when your foundation is cracked leaks and destruction happen - even worse, you go into repair mode and your repairs are often faulty. Cohesive teams function fluidly when they’re supported by a culture of trust. That requires everyone being on the same page, but also assuming the...

After over a year of living with some quite unexpected and unprecedented constraints, the world is finally, slowly opening back up. BUT don't forget all you / we have learned. So many lessons learned, innovation and some set backs that are now thrusting us forward...as we return to the our so called normal or rather our new normal don't fall into those old habits. Today on the 292nd episode of #Yo...

Why are we so afraid to ask? Don't make assumptions - ask better questions. If your team said you need to communicate more - fine...ask them when, what, how, frequency If your team feels out of the loop - ask them what you can do to include them more, what do you want to know, when do you want to know it, what is the best avenue to reach you. If you don't know, you better ask rather than assume or...

Which choice do you make when things get tough? When things get tough and you get disappointed that your extra effort, care, and attention aren't giving you an immediate payoff, you can't let that stop you from pushing things. If you do, then those good habits of working hard, focusing more, and practicing your resilience can gradually slip into those bad habits of apathy, resignation, and cynicis...

Culture is like the wind. It is invisible, yet its effect can be seen and felt. When it is blowing in your direction it makes for smooth sailing. When it is blowing against you, everything is more difficult. Culture change doesn't happen through a mandate but rather an intentional movement. What movement are you creating today? Take 5 minutes to listen to today's 289th episode of #YourMorningCommu...

Words on a wall - may spark a good feeling but that will quickly go away if you don't put them into action - live them on the daily - deliberately. Today take 5 minutes to listen to the 288th episode of #yourmorningcommute as I discuss and provide an example of congruency between your mission, vision, values and culture statements.