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Thoughts, Inspiration and Wisdom with
George & Tracey
If You Want Competence, Invest in Your Employees
I don't know of any organization that does not want highly skilled, competent, engaged, and hard-working employees. However, I do know many organizations who hire highly skilled, competent employees and then do not invest time, energy, training dollars, or the...
How to Create The Life You Want To Live
When you know what is your purpose and passion, and you are grounded in a clear understanding of where you are today on your journey to become your ideal self, it is easy to stall when it comes to setting goals and designing a plan to move forward. Some people...
Can’t Rely On Employees? Try Developing Their Leadership Skills!
In a culture infused with leadership every employee can be relied upon to do whatever it takes to get their job done right while honoring the values and principles of the organization. If employees are not reliable there may be several issues to deal with....
Infuse Your Life With A Leadership Mindset
Just as an organization can become infused with a culture of leadership, individuals can develop a leadership mindset. So what does a life infused with a leadership mindset look like? Here are 7 characteristics of leaders or individuals on an aspirational...
How to Eliminate a Culture of Shame and Blame
One of the most toxic elements in an organizational culture that is clearly not infused with a leadership mindset is what I call the shame and blame game. In these organizations, when a problem happens management wants heads to roll. Management can suffer from...
Grounded! Determine Where You Are Today
Once you have discovered your passion, your values, and your vision of the leader you want to be in the future, the next step in creating and living a fulfilling life is to determine where you are today. A life infused with a mindset of leadership includes...
Steps That Demonstrate Personal Accountability
Employees who take ownership for doing what needs to be done and claim responsibility for the outcomes of their decisions and actions are demonstrating leadership accountability. If you strive to be a leader who demonstrates accountability here are some steps...
Discovering Your Purpose & Passion
As a leadership and business coach, quite often I find myself working with a client (or more frequently I'll be facilitating a small group of like-minded individuals who have come together in a business advisory group or mastermind group), focusing on how to...
Can Anyone Be A Leader?
I am a firm believer that anyone can become a leader. However, many will not put in the long and hard work to do what it takes to achieve the highest levels of what people call leadership. Leadership is not something the leader himself or herself can declare. "I am...