Category: Leadership

Leadership Lesson Out of the Orlando Shooting

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jul 1, 2016 | Leadership

It’s been almost three weeks since the deadliest mass shooting in American history.

In the days and weeks following events such as these, we often find ourselves looking to our leadership – our political representatives, our church leaders, the heads of houses. In essence, we all want someone we can look to for comfort. Someone who can help us find clarity or sort through our own emotions. These are the things that matter in moments of extreme grief, anger, and misunderstanding.

The problem is many of our leaders fail to do this.

Emotional Intelligence: 7 Reasons to Start Hiring for It

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jun 20, 2016 | Leadership

Emotional Intelligence. What is it? And why do we need it? According to Psychology Today,...

Why You Shouldn’t Seek Perfection From Your Team

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jun 17, 2016 | Leadership

Sure, perfection is great. But what does it cost you?

Think about the last lesson you learned.

No. Not that that one. I’m talking about the one you really learned – the hard way. What happened? Did it change you?

Apply that sort of logic to your employees, your business. We learn best from our mistakes. Our most notable moments of growth stem from our failures.

Forbes has this group called The MPW Insiders where influential people provide answers to important business questions. A couple week ago, the question was: How do you embrace imperfection as part of professional development? Rachel Mendelowitz, managing partner at McChrystal Group, was the influential person of the day. Here’s her take.

Workplace Stress Costs Companies $300 Billion a Year

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jun 10, 2016 | Leadership

Workplace stress is bad for business and bad for workers.

This, according to recent research compiled by Eastern Kentucky University’s Occupational Safety Department. This new research supports something we’ve emphasized for a while (it is a core topic of our White Paper on The ROI of Approachable Leadership).

Here’s the deal.

Businesses are run by people. Plain and simple. People are emotional, even those of us who have a hard time showing it. We have families, friends, debt, yards to mow, meals to prepare, cars to fix, the list goes on and on (I feel my blood pressure rising just writing that sentence). We have responsibilities – things life requires of us. Then we have jobs. And with a job comes another endless list of more responsibilities.