I hate meetings. I’m not sure why, but meetings feel like one of those old vinyl records that all of a sudden goes into slow motion. As an “of-the-charts D” I want everything moving and moving fast! But I have found that it’s impossible to communicate effectively if you don’t meet with your team ona regular basis. Meetings…
Tag: Howard Partridge Inner Circle
The DISC Profile
As I mentioned earlier, the DISC profiling system has been helpful to me. As I pen this section, I’m in Costa Rica with my wife, my 76-year-old mama from Alabama, my brother, and his wife, along with two of my clients, Bruce and Joanna DeLoach. Bruce and Joanna are technical trainers (who do a phenomenal job in their…
Your Phenomenal Purpose
Immature leaders declare, “Don’t ask me why, just do what I say!” Many of us have failed as leaders, not only in the workplace, but at home because we don’t take the time to share the “why” behind the “what.” If there’s anything I’ve learned (the hard way) is that the why helps a staff member understand the importance…
YOUR PHENOMENAL MISSION
One of my favorite quotes is this Japanese Proverb: Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. You can have a phenomenal vision, but if you don’t take action, it’s just a daydream. This is where your phenomenal mission comes in. The mission is how you will get where you are going (GPS). The…
YOUR PHENOMENAL VISION / YOUR GOALS
Do you have specific, measurable, achievable goals for your staff? Is your sales goal posted? Do you have production goals? Do you have profit goals? Part of your vision is your goals. Your goals are the points along the route that you want to reach in a specific time frame. I drive from my home in the Houston area to…