Go Team! Do You Celebrate? Do You Cheer? Do You Coach?

by msynk | Aug 20, 2018 | Coaching, Company Culture, Leadership, Management, Teamwork, Uncategorized

At all the quarterly sessions I facilitate for my clients, we celebrate! That is, we start with a Victories, Brags, and Personal Pride exercise. We’re trying to set up the day well by taking time to identify the organizational wins and individual accomplishments...

You Have Goals, Do You Have a Plan?

by msynk | Feb 8, 2018 | goals, Planning, Teamwork

I love setting goals. They give you something to compete for. Hopefully you have set goals for your business. What the outcomes you want to achieve in 2018 with your revenue, market share, profitability, new customers, new products or product lines, acquisitions,...

How Do They Keep Winning? The Patriots Are There Again.

by msynk | Jan 31, 2018 | Alignment, Coaching, Communication, Greatness, Teamwork

Love them or hate them, one can’t ignore the winning record of excellence demonstrated by the Patriots in the past decade or so. They’re in the Super Bowl again (hurrah or dammit). Since 2000, they have played in eight of them and won five! They’ve...

Do You Hire Slow and Fire Fast?

by msynk | Apr 3, 2017 | awareness, Hiring, Management, People, Staffing, Teamwork, Uncategorized

Yesterday, I was reminded of this great observation from Jim Collins in his book Good To Great, that the “great” companies hire slow and fire fast. This came to me while facilitating a quarterly session for one of my favorite clients. Our sessions together...

How Many Coaches Does Your Favorite Professional Athlete Have?

by msynk | Dec 15, 2016 | Accountability, Clarity, Coaching, Strategy, Teamwork, Uncategorized

Think about your favorite professional athlete. How many coaches do you think he or she has? One of my favorite professionals is Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots. Full disclosure confession, he graduated from Michigan, so I’m biased.  Whether...

2 Books That Will Change What You Think About Teams and How You Lead Them

by msynk | Nov 7, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership HTMF, People, Teamwork

I just finished reading two books that changed what I think about teams and how one should lead them.  If you read these books, it will change your mind on these things as well. Both books are by Pat Lencioni.  Recently, I attended the Gazelles Growth Summit in Dallas...