3 Simple Questions to Diagnose Bottlenecks and dropped balls
Learn how to identify and fix team bottlenecks and dropped balls using three simple leadership questions. This article explores how unclear ownership, lack of team support, and missing processes cause work to stall. Discover practical ways to restore workflow, improve productivity, and help your team move forward with clarity and momentum.
The Day I Forgot Everything I Taught About Leadership: How Leaders Can Set Their Teams Up for Success
A leadership story about a simple delegation mistake and the lessons it reveals. Learn how assessing skill level, explaining the bigger picture, tailoring guidance, and coaching team members helps leaders set volunteers and employees up for success.
Rower or Riverbanker? How to Avoid Micromanagement
Stop the chaos and the churn by taking the alternative to micromanagement.
Fight and unite: Leveraging Conflict for Better Decisions
Some teams fight and then make great decisions. Others get into a life-sucking conflict whirlpool and every decision is like pulling teeth. What makes the difference?
Daring Decision Tree Graphic
Use this updated graphic to bring clarity to your teams and processes.
how to factor your team culture into decision making
Your organization and team culture impact the types of decisions that you can make successfully. Here’s a scale to help you figure out how to assess your decisions. (Inspired by a dream, of all places!)
The Authority Ladder: A Tool for Team Clarity
During normal times, teams can have conflict and confusion. Help your team function more effectively, whether in daily operations or times of crisis, by defining levels of decision-making and engagement.