Have you ever gone to someone when you’re upset and received a response along the lines of “Why don’t you just …?” or “Have you tried …?” Even if the suggestion is excellent, you might not be ready for troubleshooting...
I’ve talked with leaders throughout the world. It’s not just a FranklinCovey thing or a North America thing. Leaders are busy. We have so much to do, and it’s not easy to set aside the time to meet with our...
Do you recognize the good work that your team is doing? Reinforcing feedback can influence behavior change within the people around you. A good place to start with reinforcing good behavior is by sharing the impact of the behavior. For...
Does everyone on your team know the team’s top two or three priorities (WIGs) and how they will align their efforts to achieve them? Wildly Important Goals (or WIGs) are the few, highly important goals that must be achieved or...
We are taught that being strong means that we have to suck up our problems and deal with it ourselves. The fallacy to this thought is–for many of us–sucking it up is much easier than asking for help. If the...
https://www.franklincoveysuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Confessions-of-a-First-Level-Leader_-Im-Getting-Buried-Alive-by-Email.mp4 Don’t be buried alive by the backlog of emails in your inbox. Productivity expert, Leena Rinne, shares some helpful tips to take control of your inbox. Leading a team requires a different skillset than working as an individual contributor....
When leading change, are you calm, confident, and focused — or anxious, threatened, and scattered? Change comes at us nonstop in every form: organizational structures, market competition, government regulations, tax laws, revenue expectations, financial and accounting requirements, quality initiatives, unexpected events… it’s...
There is no point in leading if you don’t know where you’re going or why you’re doing what you do. We often encounter leaders who believe in setting goals that are far beyond anything their team can achieve (while privately...
Don’t just think like a leader, talk like one too. Do you want your direct reports to be positive team players? Then think carefully about how you talk to them. Sometimes even a slight difference in your speech can send...
Building trust with the people you work with can seem like a daunting task especially if they work remotely. You don’t have to go on a three-day retreat to build trust though. Trust starts with yourself. Assess your credibility and...
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