Archive for September 2020

Making a poor staff hire is the one mistake that leaders make that costs them more than any other mistake. Maybe the toughest thing to nail as a leader is making the right hire. It sounds like it would be really easy but it is anything but. In this article, I want to focus on just…

Click Here to subscribe to this newsletter. There are three building blocks to an elite staff. Expectations, Management and Development. Cultural expectations and job responsibility expectations. Management is about the person and the process. And development is about each staff member’s growth. EXPECTATIONS It is important to bring clarity to both the culture that you want…

[Click Here to subscribe to this newsletter.] Leaders give themselves and their program/organization an advantage when they manage and lead their staff at a high level. Today I want to talk about one objection that shows itself in two forms. The objection is simply “They’re adults.” I have heard it several times over the last two weeks. There…

I consistently see four reasons why coaches fail. 1. Lack of character 2. Can’t build a culture that allows people to flourish. 3. Poor staff hires. 4. Poor staff management. I want to focus on #4, managing your staff. I frame this with ‘the reason coaches fail’ to bring even more weight to the importance of leaders managing…