by bw_admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Latest News
Are you having conversations with your people? Yes, I’m sure you’re talking to those you lead. You pass in the hallway and ask how their kids are doing. You meet at the coffee stand and chat about the struggle on their latest project. You have lunch once a month with...
by bw_admin | Jan 20, 2015 | Servant Leadership
January usually brings with it kick-off meetings and team get-togethers to set priorities for the year ahead and lay out a plan. You have important things to say and some of them are to address things that didn’t work so well last year or areas that must change...
by bw_admin | Dec 22, 2014 | Servant Leadership
While supporting the growth of individuals on your team is part of your job, it is often lowered on the list of to-dos because of the time and money many leaders believe is required to do it well. This is especially true in smaller organizations where there...
by bw_admin | Dec 11, 2014 | Servant Leadership
Being a new leader is an exciting, scary, thrilling, and challenging prospect. When I was a new leader, I let the outside world know that I had it all figured out, but inside I feared failure, struggled with assertiveness and wondered, “Who in the world would ever...
by bw_admin | Dec 4, 2014 | Servant Leadership
Working in a toxic environment, where the senior leader is lurking in the shadows, ruling with fear and manipulation, can be extremely stressful and doubly so if you feel unable to make a change. This is a multifaceted issue with many variables that require time and...
by bw_admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Servant Leadership
Humility is typically considered to be the opposite of being prideful. While this contrast has been highlighted as a key characteristic of highly effective leaders (see Good to Great by Jim Collins), there is another aspect of humility that gives it its real power for...
by bw_admin | Nov 10, 2014 | Servant Leadership
Kindness is another one of those words that has a variety of definitions and usually is associated with a feeling towards the recipient of our kindness. However, kindness is much more about how we act towards another than how we feel and a concrete act that embodies...
by bw_admin | Nov 5, 2014 | Servant Leadership
Like the lighting in a room sets the mood, patience, as a leadership practice, sets the mood for the work environment. It creates an environment that’s safe for people to make mistakes, have healthy conflict and take calculated risks. The power of a patient...
by bw_admin | Oct 29, 2014 | Servant Leadership
Vince Lombardi, legendary football coach, once said, “I don’t necessarily have to like my players and associates but as the leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of an...
by bw_admin | Oct 23, 2014 | Servant Leadership
Leadership that will stand the test of time and weather the rough terrain that often a team or organization faces is built upon influence. The evidence of influence is when those being led willingly follow and willingly work for and with the leader. When I teach...
