The Courage To Lead Blog

Frequent leadership content from Shawn and the Team.

4 Questions I Ask My Team on a Regular Basis

In a survey reported in Forbes magazine, staff members and subordinates were asked what they wished their boss would do better.

The number...

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How to Build a Gut-Level Honest Team

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...

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Accountability = One Improvement That Drives Results (Video)

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...

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The "Last 10%" Rule = How to Create a Culture of Honesty on Your Team

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...

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Five Tendencies That Sabotage Our Team Building

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...

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