• Aligning Conversations Pt. 4: Equip

    We’ve been discussing aligning conversations this week.  You can read the intro, Pt 1, and Pt 2 if you’re just now tuning in.  I appreciate all the feedback I’ve received.  This is definitely making me want to do better at this myself and I hope it is helpful to you as well! As we’ve discussed, …

  • Aligning Conversations Pt.3: Align

    This week, I’ve been discussing what I call aligning conversations, those sometimes difficult discussions that serve to redirect in small or large ways those we lead in order to increase organizational effectiveness.  We began with an overview of what an aligning conversation is, and yesterday we began looking at the first of 4 components to …

  • Aligning Conversations Pt. 2: Celebrate

    Yesterday I began a 5-part conversation about a critical part of leadership (communication) and a specific type of leadership conversation I call Aligning Conversations.  Just to review, I defined an Aligning Conversation as, A conversation that serves to nudge or redirect the path of someone you are leading in order to keep them performing in …

  • Aligning Conversations

    It seems like there’s a new leadership book that comes out every second that people rave about.  The 17 Skills of the Effective A- Bloodtype Leader, Create the Greatest Organization in the World in 6 Easy Steps, How to Effectively Lead Between the Ages of 33-35, ad nauseum.  But I rarely see a leadership book …