Leaders who uncork the creativity of their teams know that communication is key (see Are You Paying Attention). And the communication that shapes and engages a team takes time, both in terms of duration and frequency. My work at Brilliance Activator deals with leaders who seek to build a shared vision with their teams through [...]
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Leadership and Team Communication: Do You Have a Minute?
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Leaders and Team Communication: Pay Attention!
A team is more than a group of people. A team shares a common purpose that binds the group together. The primary tool for forming the group into a team is communication. Communication comes from the Latin word communicare–to share. It is the sharing, the communication, of a vision, mission and values that joins a group [...]
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How Leaders Lose Their Luster And 3 Ways To Get It Back
A few weeks ago I pulled a black coffee mug out of my dishwasher and noticed massive white streaks down the sides of the mug. Hard to miss. I then looked at the flatware, dishes and glasses and noticed that they had lost their luster. Although the white streaks on the mug immediately caught my [...]
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Mare Crismis
My brother-in-law, his wife and family stayed at The Idea Loft during the Thanksgiving Holiday. I made sure there were art paper and markers available to keep the children occupied during their stay. After they left, I noticed this piece amidst the many drawings their three daughters produced–– This is a brilliant drawing. Brilliant because: [...]
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The Nunnery Gets To Thee
We consume, consume, consume. How much do we contribute?
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A Rational Approach to Your Personal Leadership Development
“A Rational Approach to Your Personal Leadership Development”–sounds very formal, doesn’t it? The word rational hints of logic and science. Serious stuff. Rational also has a strong connection to mathematics where a “ratio” is a relationship between two numbers of the same kind. For example, we can speak of the ratio of women to men [...]
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Community Minded Visionary Leadership
John Stuart McCaig, of Oban Scotland, is a fine example of what it means to be community minded, a visionary leader and a Brilliance Activator.
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1400 Years Later–The Answer’s The Same: Leaders Need Their People
Teams of people used their muscle power to build the Mayan pyramids. Smart leaders know the success of modern organizations depends on teams of people using their brainpower.
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Authentic Customer Experience
A recent trip to the Mayan ruins in Chichen Itza, Mexico with my nephew Auggie Heschmeyer and my wife Katie made me think about what it means to deliver an authentic customer experience. Those thoughts led to this video…
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Walking a Labyrinth
The May 15th edition of American Way magazine contains an article about labyrinths: Walking in Circles. I walked my first labyrinth in New Harmony, Indiana. Since that time I’ve walked labyrinths in St. James Church in London, England; Unity Village in Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts; and Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California. [...]
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