There are always reasons for sudden or even gradual performance changes. When it involves one of our top performers, it is even more concerning.

Performance appraisals always seem to create some level of questioning or even controversy these days.

The roles of leaders, coaches, and managers are often-times used interchangeably. I would agree they each have things in common, but they *are* different.

Like them or not, the New England Patriots have a culture of winning. They have won 6 NFL championships in the last 20 years and have been contenders in almost every year they were not the ultimate champions.

The term win or winning is used a lot in business. What does it mean? Winning can mean different things at different stages. For a new team, winning maybe just taking the field or playing competitively.

The nature of a servant leader is to be a developer, a listener, and a coach. However, in addition to those qualities and characteristics, there are some additional attributes that I believe are worth exploring.

Seeing servant leadership in action or having examples of what it looks like is one of the best ways to further understand what servant leadership is. Leadership is driven from individuals, but when you build a culture of servant leadership,

The idea and term of servant leadership is becoming more prevalent in discussions around styles and types of leaders. But many people may still not know what servant leadership really is. Over the course of the next several articles I am going to explore this subject and share my thoughts and insights into my own learning on this skillset of a leader.

Change management is a difficult thing. Asking people to do different things, some of which may feel uncomfortable in the sense that it is new or an activity they have never done before is one of the most challenging things a leader is asked to do. It can, however, be a rewarding and satisfying experience.

Every organization needs a way to identify and develop talent for the long-term. One of the best examples of how this works is in baseball. Professional baseball teams have development league teams, commonly referred to as ‘Farm Teams.’ These are teams that play at lower levels than what we know as the ‘Major League.’

It would not be difficult to find several people defining delegation as shifting stuff you don’t want to do to other people. And in some cases that may be true, however, there is so much more to delegation when it is done effectively.

Delegation. Few leaders will come right out and say they don't know how or that they don't have much experience with it. And the longer they have been in a leadership role, the more difficult that becomes. The truth is, delegation is hard. It takes practice.