The importance of developing relationships is a recurring theme in the world of leadership. Establishing relationships within your organization builds trust throughout the team, which is needed to lead your team to their greatest potential. These relationships are composed of back and forth interactions that develop a rapport or trust of each other when the […]

Successful leaders build and lead teams well. CEOs often say that their company’s greatest assets are the people working for the company. It follows that investing time and resources in that greatest asset is important. During my research in writing Bold Leadership, I interviewed a young man who worked for Hobby Lobby as a night […]

Accountability and empathy may seem at odds with one another, but they aren’t. Admittedly it can be tricky balancing how you utilize these in a motivational way. These two tools are like a double edge sword. Knowing when to use one edge versus the other can be the difference between cutting too harshly, thereby damaging […]

One goal of leadership at all levels is to provide the team or organization a living example of how to be successful. The right strategy as a company, government organization, or non-profit is important to be successful, however, so are the right leadership skills as a team leader and the right ethics for your team […]

Even prior to the pandemic, companies were increasingly allowing team members to work remotely. Now, it is likely this trend will only accelerate even after the pandemic is passed. While the trend of allowing workers to work remotely has been driven out of necessity to remain competitive by finding talent, reducing brick and mortar, increasing […]