Do you or your employees struggle with enthusiasm or passion for the job? 🤷‍♀️ If your company is like most, then you might have some employees going through the motions. Passion is not something that just happens to your employees or yourself it is a planned operation. 👨‍💻👩‍💻 Are you planning for passion development? You should be. Lack of passion leads to underperformance. Just as you have a plan for how you are going to market you business you should have a plan for how you are going to build passion in your company. There are four ways to build passion in your organization: developing a strong mission, building a training program, including your employees in goal setting. 🥇Developing your mission! What is your company’s purpose? Maybe you don't own the business, that's okay. You can have a team mission. Why do you exist? If you do not have something to live for then you merely existing, not living? Having a strong mission is one of the biggest builders of passion in a...

And What to Do About it.    A family was having a good time on the lake. It was a beautiful summer day.  The warm sun from the sunny summer sky beat down on my exposed arms covered in sunscreen.  “Summer is not my favorite season, but at moments like this take the trophy,” expressed Mr. Relaxed.  Resting on his boat he observed the kinetic chaos of boats that had turned the summer’s peacefulness into a commercial expression of fun!   The cloudless day was perfect to enjoy with the family. The light blue sky seemed to smile at the brilliant blue-green waves.  “It feels so picture-perfect,” said the little one.  After an exhilarating boat ride, the family parked the boat in a cove and enjoyed swimming, and eating their lunch.  A father, mother, and daughter sat down to enjoy lunch, their sweet little girl was holding two pieces of cantaloupe in her hands. The mother leaned over and asked with a smile, “Beautiful little girl, could you give...

If you are new to leadership and you are looking for books that will help you in understanding how to become a great leader the following three books are an amazing choice. When I first got into leadership two of these books were suggested to me, and I currently pick them up from time to time as a refresher in building a strong team.   The Customer Comes Second -   If you are looking for the perfect book about building a great culture, this book is amazing. I love that the author’s philosophy on the importance of happiness in the workplace. I have found that shaming people to be better creates unhappiness and an unproductive team. Bringing Out the Best in People - If you are looking for the perfect book about developing people individually, this is a great book. One of my favorite strategies is the concept of jumping on the bandwagon of team members who are going anywhere you want to be. Leadership Coaching as a Strategy for Employee Development - If you are...