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Inspire your team to persevere

Inspire your team to persevere. I have been reflecting on the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton. He led the entire crew of his ship, Endurance, to safety after being marooned on an ice floe for 15 months. Forced to abandon his original plan to cross the Antarctic, Shackleton's story holds strong lessons for leaders facing uncontrollable change. Here are a few of his actions that you can put in place today that helped his people -- and will help yours -- keep the faith during periods of upheaval. Redefine achievable goals: people need clear goals to keep their spirits and productivity up. Shackleton told his crew they would live on the ice pack until it broke up and then use the ship's [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-05-05T18:38:07+00:00May 6th, 2020|Coaching, Empowering, Leadership|0 Comments

Passion vs. Conviction

People want to follow a passionate leader. When we as leaders are passionate about a topic, it can be contagious. So what is the difference between passion and conviction? We can be passionate about something and have not necessarily lived it, or may not have successfully experienced what it is we are passionate about. It's primarily intellectual. An example could be in sports. A coach of a team (never played the sport) can be passionate about playing hard, preparing, winning, the game etc. However a coach who is convicted, has played the game, prepared, practiced- his/her players will feel the conviction. Conviction breeds credibility. It is stronger than a belief. A conviction is a belief so strong that it governs [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-04-21T01:31:05+00:00March 2nd, 2020|Coaching, Connecting, Empowering, Leadership|0 Comments

It’s all about the People

Isn’t it true that people are an organization's most appreciable asset? What I’m learning is the longer I’m in the seat the more value I need to place on people -- in particular the top 20%. When it is all said and done, I believe leadership isn’t about strategy, efficiency, marketing systems or high quality products -- it’s about people! We lead people -- not manage them. Our people skills are the leader’s most critical asset. Developing, practicing, and honing people skills are a good investment of our time as a leader. There is no substitute for the leader who is good with people. If you are good with people you can lead in a variety of contexts. Bottom line [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-04-21T01:15:30+00:00February 20th, 2020|Coaching, Connecting, Development, Empowering, Leadership|0 Comments

Attract Motivation

"Competitors will eventually copy an innovative idea for a product or service but an organization of highly motivated people is very hard to duplicate," Bill George. I don’t know about you, but I’ve learned over the years that I can’t motivate anyone. Maybe a short period of time light “a little fire," but it generally doesn’t sustain. I'm reminded of legendary New York Yankee's manager's comments when a reporter asked him what his secret was for winning so many World Series. Great answer: "Have good players." I’ve found I am a better leader, and a much better coach when I'm working with motivated people. It’s more fun, more satisfying and results follow. It all seems to start with who we [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-04-21T01:12:36+00:00February 17th, 2020|Coaching, Connecting, Development, Empowering, Leadership|0 Comments

Culture of Empowerment

Leading author and consultant, Ken Blanchard states “People already have power through their knowledge and motivation. The key to empowerment is letting this power out." So what is empowerment? It is the process of unleashing the power in people -- their knowledge, experience, motivation, and focusing that power to achieve the positive outcomes for the organization. As leaders, we should be striving to create a culture of empowerment. To do so, we may need to scrub some traditions, habits and even language. For example -- instead of dictating tasks to do – see yourself as a coach -- a partner in unleashing their skill and our knowledge. How about changing the word planning to visioning. Visioning suggests a more inclusive [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-04-21T01:06:54+00:00February 10th, 2020|Coaching, Connecting, Development, Empowering, Leadership|0 Comments