Today we are going to debate a problem that I have encountered thousands of times during my executive coaching sessions, loyalty versus accountability. More specifically, we’ll address why the outlook, ‘Everyone is important, but no one is required,’ is the best guiding principle you can adopt as a leader. In my book, Serve Up, Coach…
As a leader, I know that you have a lot on your plate on a daily basis, be it home or work. This is where I remind you to practice organizational leadership for your soul. As much as you give out, you have to replenish within yourself. A strong leader must always maintain line-of-sight to your long term results. Let’s talk today about how you can accomplish that.
I want you to win, so I’ve used my book, Serve Up, Coach Down, as a medium to clearly outline useful strategies that I know will help you build stronger teams, thriving cultures and reap the rewards of serving up to your boss. In today’s blog, I want to take a more personal approach, and answer some of the frequently asks questions about this book.
“A thriving corporate culture is achieved when all employees understand and believe in the cultural principles of the group. It is the leader’s job to ensure all employees are doing their part to help the culture thrive.” -Nathan Jamail Understanding corporate culture builds the necessary framework to create a thriving organization. It defines the attitudes…
“Expectations are the foundation for preparation and success” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Why Expectations Matter Have you noticed, that with all of the communications tools we have today, communication is still a top issue for many organizations? One of the main reasons is great communication is not about the tools themselves, rather it…
Thriving vs Surviving- The power of taking action in sales “In tough times top sales people don’t wait to see what happens- they make things happen” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author We have the power: Sales is hard profession in all times, but it can be especially difficult in crazy times or bad economies…
There are many opinions on college education these days such as, “too expensive”, “it is useless”, “students expect to get a high paying job right at graduation, instead they get a ton of debt”, and many other opinions and thoughts. I personally have many of my own, but this is not about the opinion of…
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While reviewing some information this morning, I came upon an interesting picture. Take a look at the image to the right and spend a few minutes thinking about it: What stands out to you? Several things call out to me. “Want others to succeed” is a big one for me. If a leaders entire approach…
Your past does not predict your future. Not if you don’t let it. The successes you’ve achieved and the failures you’ve suffered can be lessons for you on the road, but they do not determine whether you will walk it. Or how fast. Or how well. Learn from the past, build a new future. This…