Your Morning Commute

Starting today ask yourself and your team for one new idea. New way of communicating, celebrating, innovating a product or service. Don't sit on your hands and thoughts - keep moving forward. #CultureMatters 

What is it that you see, say, do, feel, believe in your current role? In your current company? As a leader, ask yourself these questions first and then ask your immediate direct reports and your immediate supervisor. Look for alignment, gaps, opportunities. I created the EEM over ten years ago to help leaders, lead with more clarity, intentions and success. Trust & Empathy go hand in hand - on...

Don’t command; empathize.  Leadership demands that leaders establish an emotional connection with their team members. For example, while AI will hijack the technical and hard-skill elements of leadership, so long as we have humans at work, they will crave the validation, appreciation, and empathy that only humans — not machines — can provide.  NOW is the time to lean in - connect - build...

Communication is always important but ensure it is right, tight, focused and flowing both directions. Don't just talk to be talking or suggest you are communicating effectively when you aren't.  Tip 1: Top down communication in the morning. Tip 2: Bottom up communication in the afternoon. Don't take your foot off the gas now...it's the opposite be even more intentional. #YourMorningCommute #C...

A company’s biggest asset is its people. Its biggest challenge is empowering managers with the skills to coach, mentor, and develop the talent critical to the productivity and longevity of the business. To gain a better foothold in the market for talent, companies must be prepared to embrace and sustain remote teams. They must also work to engage workers who understand how to work together success...

Check your ego at the door (now the virtual door). The Dilemma now is making sure you are leading your team and making even more leaders on your team. How are you defining what success looks like NOW with each team member?  You are probably finding yourself on more calls, more emails, more video conferences than ever. Remember - don't ramble on - get to the point - however, ensure you are sta...

Now that many of you are beginning your 2nd or 3rd week into your team(s) virtually working for the first time, you may be discovering some virtual working blind spots. Now is the time to realize that is normal, expected and you are not alone. Listen in for more tips on how to maneuver through and optimize the blinds spots you and your team are uncovering. #VirtualTeamsAreStrong #CultureMatters #S...

On this 82nd episode of #YourMorningCommute - I am focused on 4 strategies that always work - listen in for more around a culture of learning, feedback, empowerment, and embracing change. #culturematters Where is your #cultureplaybook?

New strategies are forming, new ways of conducting business are forming. We need our employees now and in the future. How we treat our employees now is telling on our overall workplace culture and strength of our companies in the future.  Actions now - define our retention later, our recruitment in the future. How are we uniting our teams, our clients through all of this adversity.  List...

These 5 things remain true - listen in for more: Contact, Community, Collaboration, Communication and Culture.  Because of the work so many of my clients and members have done in the past has properly prepared them for what is happening now. Your workplace culture is defining you right now more than ever. Is your playbook in action? What does RIGHT look like with how your team makes contact,...

Happy St. Patricks Day - You can count on luck or you can lean in to more intentionality. There are a ton of positive things happening right now - how are you leaning in to allow your team to become stronger? #CultureMatters 

With COVID-19 concerns top of mind for many organizations, work-from-home policies are changing overnight. But for those companies that haven't previously embraced this flexibility, it can feel disruptive and even a bit scary. But it doesn't have to.  Your workplace culture is more important now than ever. Don't take your foot off the break - setting the boundaries of what RIGHT looks like. F...

All over the world is mounting stress, anxiety, frustration, fear...today let's try and shift our mindsets into what we can control vs what we can't. Listen in for 4 core tips to better manage today and beyond. #YourMorningCommute

We will all come out new and redefined...meaning how we do business is changing again. Unfortunately the Coronavirus is making us all rethink how we do business as a whole. Now is the time to tap into your team of innovators & design thinkers. #YourMorningCommute

How would you rate your modern day recruiting? Listen in for the 3 steps on today's 74th episode of #YourMorningCommute

Where are you lacking today? Listen in for more around the lack of these 7 and what happens when you are indeed lacking.  #YourMorningCommute is here to get you started each and every day. Culture isn't built in a day, it is built everyday. What are your intentions today? #CultureMatters

When is the last time you asked your employee to take the job description of where they are now, where they want to go, asked them to self-reflect and then you gave them specific feedback to aid and assist with their future. I am not talking about a performance review. #YourMorningCommute #CultureMatters #ForwardFeedback 

The more self aware you are the better you are at asking for help and sooooo many other things. However, today on the #YourMoreCommute we are focused on asking for help. Listen in for more #TodayIsAboutYou

On this 70th episode of #YourMorningCommute I discuss the entire lifecycle of your potential employee and retaining them. One of the biggest questions I am often asked to weigh in on, keynote, write a blog, write a book and certainly help you - the client. Where is your blindspot in this cycle? Who are you asking to weigh in? What will you focus on first to amp up your attraction and retention gam...

On today's #YourMorningCommute I talk about teaching your team members and yourself to raise your hand and say 'I can do that' - increasing their momentum and your team stickiness to stay together - have each others backs - build and maintain trust and become more agile. #CultureMatters and it starts with you and your team.

Today's morning commute I talk about 4 ways you can positively impact your team, your organization and make it HUM. It just takes 3 minutes today to get your culture fueling on and set your tone for the day. #YourMorningCommute #CultureMatters

Are you spending your time in the right buckets to achieve your goals? What about your team? It’s always a good time to look and adjust.

If you want to create a culture of transparency, culture of learning, or culture of TRUST...you have to own your own mistakes- errors as well and do so publicly. Yep - call yourself out and what you learned. This allows others to know you are human and so much more. Listen in to todays episode of #YourMorningCommute #YepIOwnThatMistake #ThisIsWhatILearn #CultureMatters

Sharing some mirror/mirror (maybe some tough love)  time today and making sure you check yourself first before pointing the finger or scratching your head wondering what is going on - lets start with our own reflection. #YourMorningCommute #Self-Awareness #CultureMatters #IsItMe

Now that we have all established you, we, are all crazy busy...what are you going to get done today?