The Building Champions Leadership Development Blog
Drawing upon their decades of leadership experience — and the hundreds of conversations they have each week with leaders across the country — our team of coaches deliver insights, strategies, and tips to help you improve how you lead and live.
5 Strategies For Leading Your Team Through Uncertainty
There may never have been a more difficult time to lead a team than today. Our world has become uniquely volatile (Ukraine), uncertain (COVID), complex (social media), and ambiguous (culture wars). Talent shortages, supply chain issues, inflationary pressures, and rising interest rates are only a few of the many challenges leadership teams are facing. Is it any surprise that burnout is pervasive among employees and leaders alike?
4 Key Areas of CEO Well-Being And How To Improve In Them
As a CEO you must lead by example when it comes to executive well-being. Remember people are always watching and listening to see how you handle yourself. You set the tone for your organization. Lead by example and the entire organization, your key stakeholders, and your customers will all benefit.
How To Be The (CSO) Chief Stewardship Officer For Your Organization
The idea of the CEO as the Chief Stewardship Officer (CSO) has the potential to provide near term benefit as well as long term value to the company and its stakeholders.
3 Things Every CEO Must Do To Lead Well In Challenging Times
In today’s continually challenging marketplace filled with uncertainty and exhaustion—people expect leaders to give them information, reassurance, and a plan. Yet, in times like the ones we are living, those three things are difficult to deliver. However, I’ve come to believe that no matter the crisis you find yourself leading through, your organization will benefit if you follow these three principles.
Three Barriers To Curiosity And How To Overcome Them
One thing is for certain: curiosity is given a lot of lip service; leaders say they value curiosity. They have good intentions. But in reality, most leaders stifle curiosity. What is the main reason for this “mild to extra strength” stifling? The nagging fear that if curiosity is allowed it will increase risk and inefficiency. Too many leaders unintentionally devote their thought and practice to sustaining status quo thinking. This erodes their ability to exercise curiosity, not to mention poor modeling of curiosity for their team and company.
Leading in Uncertain Times: When You Don't Have All the Answers
Leaders don’t, and can’t, know everything—but the pressure to act like you do can be great—especially in this day and age of direct social connection. The way you show up in those moments where you just don’t have the answers can impact the degree of influence you have within your team, organization, community and society.