Relationships are often challenging. This is especially true when you are working on teams or living in close proximity. Whether that difficult person for you is your spouse, your child, your boss, or your teammate, you need to find a way of relating that is...
We all have filters through which we see the world. They influence how we listen, the way we view other people, and our decisions. The reason we often struggle to work in unity is that our filters are in place, and we are not aware...
Have you noticed that some people just rub you the wrong way? It seems that everything they say or do just bothers you. You can’t quite put your finger on why this is or how one person can be so abrasive and difficult to work...
You may be missing a key puzzle piece for your relationships to thrive. If you are missing this piece, you may find friction and conflict erupting. Whether you are on a team, or leading a team, this critical piece of relational knowledge when missing, is...
I get asked this question at every SDI training that I have ever conducted, “Are we born with our personality or is it developed through our environment?” It happened again this past week so I have decided to spend some time reflecting on what we...
None of us like being controlled by someone else. Personally, I have an antenna that is very sensitive to those around me that want to make sure things are done a certain way. My natural instinct is to fight back (Red is the first step...
Vision is essential to an organization. Vision is what drives people to work together to accomplish something significant. If you don’t have a compelling vision, people will drift, lack energy, and not perform. But it is one thing to have a compelling vision and communicating...
We all have buckets that we need to have filled. When they are full, we feel satisfied and life appears to be good. Living with emotional intelligence is knowing what your own buckets are and understanding what other people have as buckets. I am not talking...
Almost everything we do in life requires us to work with others. Team dynamics are greatly impacted by the choices of leaders. The predominant ways leaders try to get others to do what they want is to use either carrots or a sticks. A carrot is...
God has endowed each of us with tremendous strengths, but your strengths can easily become weaknesses. Your strengths are a blessing to your team. They should be used and recognized as valuable. However, those same strengths that are often celebrated, can cause a major problem...
