by Craig W. Ross | Mar 8, 2016 | Behavior Change, Blog Posts, Talent Development, Team Effectiveness
Each day can be difficult: • You work for someone who doesn’t value your contributions. • The customer won’t come to the table. • That “someone” on the team keeps making mistakes. • The resources you were counting on are disappearing. • And why do “they”...
by Craig W. Ross | Mar 1, 2016 | Behavior Change, Blog Posts, Leadership
Many people want to “make a difference.” They long to be the spark, the active ingredient that causes potential to be actualized. This is what is beautiful about being human. The disconnect, however, is when we examine the habits of people: Most repeated...
by Craig W. Ross | Feb 23, 2016 | Behavior Change, Blog Posts, Leadership
As a teenager I informed my coach why I hadn’t followed his directions for improving my skills. The elaborate and detailed reasons, I figured, would certainly convince him of my plight. With an expression that told me he recognized my technique, he told me:...
by Craig W. Ross | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog Posts, Leadership, Talent Development
People don’t follow you because you’re smart. They follow because you make them feel brilliant. Those in our charge will comply with commands, but we fool ourselves if we think this leading. Real influence – where people connect their hands, head and heart – is...
by Craig W. Ross | Dec 8, 2015 | Blog Posts, Culture, Leadership, Talent Development
Insisting things go the way you want them to go means you make yourself smaller. This act diminishes your effectiveness as a: Leader Teacher Parent Friend Manager Coach Neighbor Politician Consultant Sibling Community Member School Board Member Director ...
