Coach Tommy Bowden developed a system to help shape the character of his football players called CARDS. The D stands for Discipline. Many interns or younger employees have not had as much opportunity to apply discipline to their life. This can require patience on your part. By helping your team members to establish good habits, you will help them to ...
Coach Tommy Bowden developed a system to help shape the character of his football players called CARDS. Today I want to talk about R for Responsibility. Responsibility and accountability go hand in hand. One of the biggest transitions for younger employees is the area of responsibility. It’s a sign of maturity when employees assume responsibility and complete their required tasks. ...
Coach Tommy Bowden developed a system to help shape the character of his football players called CARDS. Today I want to talk about the A for Accountability. Tommy points out that some basic skills that used to be taught in the home, like time management, are not as prevalent today. Many young people today are raised in undisciplined homes with ...
Coach Tommy Bowden recently shared with our network the changes he saw over time when he was recruiting players. For example, early on, there was usually both parents involved in his player recruitment conversations. That has changed. Now it’s rare to have two parents involved. Tommy determined he needed to spend more time on character development. He developed a system ...
Trust is the backbone of a strong team. When trust has been undermined, it not only harms that relationship, but it also can harm the cohesiveness of a team and the team’s effectiveness. Oxford Languages says that “trust” is “the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.” If you distrust someone, it’s most likely ...
According to the book “Rare Leadership in the Workplace,” Purdue University conducted research to improve egg productivity from chickens. They separated the highest producing chickens hoping to create a group of “super chickens.” After six generations of “super chickens,” only three survived. But the normal chickens egg production increased dramatically! These researchers discovered that the “super chickens” were predators. They ...
In his book, The Speed of Trust, Stephen Covey says, “The principle is simply this: We tend to get what we expect—both from ourselves and from others. When we expect more, we tend to get more; when we expect less, we tend to get less.” Expectations produce an undercurrent for a certain level of productivity. It’s an undercurrent that produces ...
When I graduated from college, I started working for a CPA firm just as tax season began. Working seven days a week for weeks at a time was exhausting and could surface short tempers and infighting. In the middle of March, the firm decided we needed an evening to relax. They hosted a fun evening of card games and refreshments. ...
Harvard Business Review published a recent article that stated, “To inspire your staff to do good work for you, find a way to express the organization’s impact on the lives of customers, clients, students, patients — whomever you’re trying to serve. Make them feel it.” Serving people is the heart and soul of business. It is the who, not the ...
In this series, we’re discussing roles and responsibilities. We’ve discussed finding the right people and clearly defining roles. When God commanded the Israelites to build a tabernacle, there was a building phase that later became the maintenance phase. Bezalel was the perfect man called to lead the craftsmen during the building phase of the tabernacle. Exodus 38:22 says, “Bezalel the son ...
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