Most team members are big liars to each other!

Or, to say it another way-- Most teams are not completely honest with each other.

Why?

Because most leaders don’t set the pace for...

Can I be gut-level honest with you?

I see far too many leaders shy away from something that really hurts their team.

What is it?

Confronting poor performance or poor behavior.

Possibly flowing from...

On every team I have ever led, we have sought to maintain the “The Last Ten Percent Rule.”

The Last Ten Percent Rule states that most people say ninety percent of what they are...

Years ago I got in great shape doing a workout called P90X.

Every day I allowed a maniac fitness guru on the video screen to torture me for a solid hour.

While I was in pretty good shape to...

It's easy to get stuck in the "land in between," that space where you're not where you once were, but yet you're not where you want to be, either.

A lot of leaders find themselves there. In fact,...

When building a team, we all start with great intentions. Then disruption comes and it's hard to tell where things went wrong.

Can we get real?

You may be sabotaging your team without even...

Have you ever hired someone who just wasn’t the right fit?
 
How about promoted someone who wasn’t ready for it?
 
On this episode of The CourageToLead Podcast with Shawn...

It’s a simple word.

In 20+ years of coaching it’s also the thing we see missing most often in leaders, teams and organizations.

What is it?

Accountability.

Most leaders don’t...

The best teams maintain good communication, trust, healthy conflict, commitment, and accountability, all while staying focused on strong results and finishing together.

In this episode of the...

There's a right way and wrong way to do everything.

Leadership will at some point bring you face-to-face with having to release someone from your team.

• Perhaps it’s during the current...