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How’s your listening?

How's your listening? Most leaders like to talk. We know communication is an essential leadership tool, but do we place the same level of emphasis and importance on active listening as we do communicating? We should. I love this quote by Edgar Watson Howe," No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next." Yes, it's comical, but there may be some truth to it. Unfortunately, that may describe the way too many of us approach communication -- people are too busy waiting for their turn to really focus on the conversation as opposed to gaining knowledge and insight into what the other person is sharing. Are you guilty of that? I know I have [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-05-27T12:04:00+00:00May 27th, 2020|Coaching, Development, Leadership|0 Comments

Are you teachable?

As leaders we have the potential to face the danger of status quo. We are focused on supporting and developing our team, growing our business, and in today's current environment, we're learning new ways to manage, lead, and drive results remotely. At the end of the day, it's easy to neglect our own personal growth and development. Throughout my career, I have learned that we must remain teachable -- we must be on a journey of lifetime growth. A mentor of mine asked me this simple question, "When was the last time you did something for the first time?" Pause, and re-read that again. When was the last time YOU did something for the first time? Powerful question, right? When [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-05-20T12:50:34+00:00May 20th, 2020|Coaching, Development, Empowering, Leadership|0 Comments

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

Through Adverisity comes Opportunity

Albert Einstein wrote “In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity." Over the years, I have learned this to be true. However, when you are in the middle of all the “alligators” it is difficult to accept this as truth. As I write this, the coronovirus has made its way to the United States. The administration is announcing measures the state and federal governments are going to take to combat the virus. While these are unprecendented, and uncharted times, I truly believe there is an opportunity for our team to embrace. During a season when things aren’t going so well, the leader has to step up. Leaders must radiate positive energy throughout the organization when things are going well, [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-04-21T14:04:14+00:00March 15th, 2020|Leadership|0 Comments

Servant Leadership

At some point in our leadership journey we all realize to effectively influence and inspire we must “flip the switch” from “me" to "we." There simply is no other way to help people grow and reach their full potential. In simple terms, IT’S ALWAYS ABOUT THE PEOPLE. In Bill George’s book, True North, he cites Jack Welch of General Electric. Jack is a West Point graduate and a star at GE. Jack said “When you become a leader your challenge is to inspire others, develop them and create change through them, you’ve got to flip the switch and understand that it’s about serving the folks on your team." There it is in a nutshell. It’s not about me/you, it’s about [...]

By Bob Fashano|2020-04-21T01:35:41+00:00March 10th, 2020|Leadership|0 Comments