How Low Self-Esteem And Negativity Can Destroy A Team’s Performance
If you lack the self-assurance, you'll find it hard to reach the next plateau because you think, "I can't make it. I'm no good. I don't have what it takes. Why…
How To Boost Your Team’s Esteem For Maximum Performance
Once when I was coaching high school football, I had a very talented punter. But in a crucial game, he kept booting the ball off the side of his foot. His…
How To Affirm and Empower Others
When I was young, I wanted to be a high school football coach when I grew up. And so that was my goal. I didn't want to teach, but I had…
You Don’t Need To Change The Theme But Yourself
Please face a simple fact about people: you can't shape them up, so why not shape you up? Change your restrictive zones, and try being more relaxed, comfortable, pleasant. To become…
Great Ideas For Individuals And Organizations To Grow
Make Change an Adventure When I was a schoolteacher and vice principal years ago, I discovered how difficult it was to move 20-year teachers from the room they'd had into…
How To Grow As A Leader (For Individuals And Organizations)
As a self-directed leader, you can cause your department or organization to grow. You might say, "Well, I don't know if I'm a leader." You will be if you start visualizing,…
How To Correct Yourself When You Are Wrong
Many people dream about living well in the future, but they don't look at how they live now. They dream about treating people well, but they don't observe how they treat…
How To Measure Your Personal And Career Progress
If you deny feedback and fail to measure progress, you shut down the growth process. So measure your progress, from the ideal to where you are. If you measure progress from…
How To Seek Feedback And Make Corrections
Once in Northern Ireland, I visited the shipyard in Belfast where the Titanic was made. I purchased a book and read about the maiden voyage of the Titanic. As you may…