Team Alignment Posts

Do you understand the power of the leader’s voice?

Recently, I was in a conversation with a friend discussing the power of the leader’s voice. The focus of the conversation was how many leaders don’t recognize the power of their words in the context of their teams. A... Read More »

Is it time for a “trade” in the off season?

Working with leaders and their teams, we often discover during “game time” that the team is not performing up to it’s optimum. Generally, stress and emotions are running high during times of peak performance which allows inefficiency and character... Read More »

Vulnerability – Is it a good thing?

  Recently, in one of our Truth@Work meetings, we were discussing vulnerability. While most agree that vulnerability in relationships is a good thing, most also say that there are limits to when and where we should be vulnerable. My... Read More »

“Where there is no vision the people will perish!”

Whether you are familiar with the Bible or not, you likely have heard this quote from scriptures: “Where there is no vision, the people perish….” Proverbs 29:18 KJV Yes, over the past few weeks I’ve been reflecting on this,... Read More »

Goodbyes are never easy!

One of the challenges I face as a coach is that there always comes a time for goodbyes. While the national averages are that coaching engagements normally last 6-18 months, many of my clients tend to last 2 years... Read More »

Your members are seeking an experience of community!

Something that is becoming abundantly clear to me is that we as humans have been designed to operate in community. Whether it be at work, home, or play, deep within, we’re all seeking a sense of belonging to a... Read More »

Are your players in the wrong positions on the team?

One the things that seems so intuitive; yet, is commonly seen in working with teams is that we have players in the wrong positions. What seems to be a pretty basic topic tends to show up more frequently than... Read More »

Chris, if I hire you, am I hiring a leadership coach or a pastor!

One of the things it doesn’t take long to figure out in business is that we want to compartmentalize what people “do”. Back in my younger years, I was fortunate to have the company I was working define my... Read More »

Warning!!! There will be “storming”!

In some of our recent posts, we’ve been discussing the theme of getting “authentic” feedback from your teams. As we’ve discussed, our approach creates a new level of transparency in your organization. However, we do want to offer a... Read More »

You Can’t Help People Who Don’t Want to be Helped!

As a follow up to our Leader Intervention and Authentic Feedback blog post, we wanted to offer some additional thoughts. While it ties to leaders in business, this topic really applies to people in general. Simply stated, “you can’t... Read More »