January, 2021 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE NEWS From a recent review of several hundred leaders, who received feedback from The Leadership BluePrint™, interesting patterns have emerged, most notably in the area of Goals. In terms of impact, Goals is the factor typically needing the most improvement. In terms of leadership mindsetting methods, Goal Facilitation was the … Read more
December, 2020THE PACIFIC INSTITUTEARTICLES In our core education, we simplify the concept of attitude to its foundation: Are you leaning towards something or are you pulling away? As we reflect back on 2020, and look forward to 2021, what is your attitude going to be? How will you model that behavior as you Nurture Growth … Read more
december, 2020THE PACIFIC INSTITUTEARTICLES As many of us are leading knowledge workers, who we expect to be creative and strategic, we want to redefine how we Energize Action. To clear their minds and increase their creativity and problem-solving ability, we want to encourage healthy breaks. And it’s not only encouraging them to add white space … Read more
DECEMBER, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES Inboarding recognizes that Onboarding is not a one-and-done process. Inboarding is the ongoing practice of keeping your team engaged, productive and aligned. As you communicate your strategy for 2021, you want to continue to Connect the Dots with these one-on-one Inboarding conversations. The following four steps provide an opportunity … Read more
December, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE THE WINNER’S CIRCLE Strategy tends to be a long-term focus and alignment to create steady growth. With uncertainty in so many markets these days, “long-term” is the end of this quarter. We want to take a more agile approach to strategy, in order to ensure future success. Strategy is a … Read more
December, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES Last week, we covered goals that were met, or nearly met. This week, we address the situation where a team member is not achieving their goals at all. There are three questions, for your review, that provide context and a plan forward for your meeting with this team member. … Read more
November, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES As we enter the last month of the year, we are faced with the goals we met and those we didn’t. (If we are achieving 100% of our goals, we are not stretching ourselves or our team.) Now, if we have been stretching, how do we lead through the … Read more
November, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES As leaders, we often hang onto employees, who do not fit into the organization, for too long. There is a mix of reasons and rationale we tell ourselves, but these come at the expense of the culture and the performance of the rest of our team. To be clear, … Read more
November, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES A great conversation to have with your team (especially if they are leading their own teams) is around the difference between leading volunteers versus leading employees. Not only does this conversation reveal their underlying leadership philosophy, it highlights their assumptions about their current team. This is a great opportunity … Read more
november, 2020THE PACIFIC INSTITUTETHE WINNER’S CIRCLEAs we attempt to create more agile organizations, pivoting to meet the emerging opportunities in the marketplace, we understand that we need to take risks. At the same time, the culture we have created has our staff taking the safe, tried-and-true path in spite of our efforts to encourage risk … Read more