As a leader you are the one responsible to make sure the hard conversations happen. If you don’t – if you remain silent – you communicate to your team that the way things are going is alright with you. So the hard conversations are mandatory for any te...

Is it your job to hand-hold the people on your team? I hear that sort of response a lot from people who want their direct reports to be independent. That’s a good goal but it doesn’t happen overnight. I think maybe the hand-holding concern is asking th...

You hear a lot these days about goal setting. I believe that short term goals are the backbone of any goal setting strategy. The reason I say that is because it’s the short term goals that actually get things done and move you toward the accomplishment...

We’ve all been there. The staff meeting that goes on – and on – and on – and on. You wonder why you are there. You wonder why ANYONE is there. You wonder if you’re going to make it home in time for dinner. It’s painful.

Hello all!!  Here is the first episode of 180 Mentoring.  Im hoping that you will take a few minutes to hear the vision I have for 180 Mentoring. Leadership and Mentoring can be intimidating…but it shouldn’t be!