A Key Leadership Principle: Communication

A Key Leadership Principle: Communication

“Your ability to lead is dependent upon your ability to listen.” -Sherry Winn When I speak all around the country about leadership principles, the number one question I receive is: “How do I effectively communicate with my team members?” Most leaders struggle, because...
Using Failures to Fuel Your Success

Using Failures to Fuel Your Success

“Excuses give you reasons but they never change the outcome.” -Coach Winn In 1983 when our national team handball team was training in Lake Placid at the Olympic Training Center, I met a young woman by the name of Bonnie Blair. Do you remember Bonnie Blair? She is the...
Do You Know the Best Way to Win in Life?

Do You Know the Best Way to Win in Life?

Most people want to be WINNERS in life but the truth is that most people don’t know how to be WINNERS. They think they know what it takes to win but then when real effort is required, they bow out and create a litany of reasons why they can’t get what they want....
What Qualities Make a Great Team Member?

What Qualities Make a Great Team Member?

Do you know the qualities that make a great team member? Most of speakers and trainers focus on how to create a better supervisor, manager, president, team captain or CEO. How many seminars, educational sessions or keynote speeches are focused on being a great team...
Do You Know What Really Matters?

Do You Know What Really Matters?

Most leaders don’t know that when you ask a question and your team members respond with, “I don’t know,” that they mean it? What? Eighty-five percent of your team members are not self-aware. They don’t ask questions like: Why did I say that? Why did I do that? What...