Time and Leadership

Having a great thought to add some personal leadership experience on a blog is fantastic if you actually take the time to share. I am not sure if the mood struck me this morning to get back to the blog or if it was the historic changes that occured yesterday, but anyway I decided to put some thoughts out.

We are living in amazing times and times that our grandchildren will read about in the history books. Times that we will one day look back on and say, " I remember when....". As many of you are leading your team into the final quarter of the year I know each of you are facing some daunting tasks. Finding ways to build or stay afloat is increasingly becoming more difficult. While my business remains upbeat and we are still producing great results I still fear that the bubble could burst at anytime.

I think that it is important to stick to the fundamentals of leadership. If you have already built a team then circle the wagons and pull the team closer. If you are attempting to build a team focus on the basics of communication and credibility. These will be critical in the foundation of your team and organization.

Make sure that you are putting the goals in front of your team each week. It doesn't matter what the goals are it only matters that people know what they are and where they stand. Next increase your accountability of the mechanisms your have put in place to drive these goals. If you are looking to increase membership then hold your people accountable for that goal. If you are looking to a specific sales hold them accountable to that number. Break these goals down into small daily goals when possible. Always communicate where they stand. I know that most of this sounds simple, but many times we needed to be reminded of the simple things.

Well as with most of you my day is starting and the phone is ringing and people are walking in. I need to remind myself to tell you about the joy of cards.

I hope each of you have a awesome day.