Category: Stewardship Leadership

A sign that says "be the best version of yourself"

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How to Bring Your Best Self To Work Every Day

We were winding up a Book Club meeting (Radical Candor by Kim Scott) when someone tossed out the question: “How do you

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Keep the ‘Dirt Under Your Fingernails’

Folks, I’m close to 72 years old but I still pick up litter, I still visit communities (the equivalent of ‘walking the

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“I was left with the impression it was resolved” – Thoughts on the Importance of Full Disclosure and Closure

What are the key elements of leadership? What are the vital roles of a manager? How do you develop people to their

A sign that says "believe there is good in the world" in gray letters with "be the good" in yellow letters

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Boosting The Virtuous Cycle

To get to work every morning, I must exit a very quiet residential street onto a busy highway. Wonderfully frequently someone slows

A green sign with white letters that says "Demand Better. Expect More."

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It’s Hard to See Reality from Your Desk

My company owns and manages apartments. I’m well past retirement age, in my 70’s, my official title is Chair and my responsibilities,

miscommunication

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I Told My Team

Recently a situation requiring sensitivity and finesse, was not handled thus even though we had recently covered the topic with our middle

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Two Things Your Boss Wants to Hear from You

Content AND Context As a leader and decision maker, one challenge I face is clearly communicating what info I need. Which, it

Accountability

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Tired of Pretty Words, Can I Just Have Accountability?

In business, I’ve heard a lot of pretty words over the years. Promises and commitments. Sincerely spoken by earnest folk who intended

A background of blue paper with a piece in the middle torn away, revealing the words "Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better."

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Two Traits I Yearn to Find

First, high internal standards, motivation that springs bountifully unbidden from within, drive for excellence that wells up without having to summoned. Second,

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I’m looking for books on Team Building…

A TCC Team Member reached out with the above inquiry. Surprise! Interesting enough, I’ve read a few! Hiring is like 3 dates

A compass with "core values" written where the needle points north

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What is Your Creed? Here is Mine.

Creed: Guiding principles; a set of beliefs, principles, or opinions that strongly influence the way people live. My creed is pretty simple