Years ago, someone gave me the book, “The Goal”, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt & Jeff Cox. I remember picking it up years ago, and thinking that it was a book about “Goal Setting”, only to be disappointed at first that…
Posts from Russ Cline
The Goal
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Organizational Development, Personal Leadership, Uncategorized Tagged with: decision making, fear, Focus, goal setting, goals, independence, priorities, SMART Goals, team, theory of constraint
What Does A Healthy Team Look Like?
Have you ever been a part of a “Healthy Team”? Think of all the teams you’ve been a part of over the course of your life: sports teams, academic teams, work teams, leadership teams, families, service teams, study teams, travel…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Organizational Development, Personal Leadership Tagged with: Five Dysfunctions of a Team, healthy team, Patrick Lencioni, priority, time, trust, vulnerability
The Fear of Change
I don’t know about you, but when I see the notification on my phone or computer that says “New Update Available” I panic a little bit. It seems that these updates are coming more often now, and just about the…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: change, change is coming, discouragement, embarrassment, fear of change, isolation, paralyze you
3 Kinds of Leaders
This week, I was challenged in my thinking by Bob Shank (The Masters Program) as he taught about 3 different roles leaders play in the life of an organization. (To get the full perspective, join The Masters Program!) Every organization…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Organizational Development, Personal Leadership Tagged with: leader, Marcus Buckingham, operator, organizational health, organizational life, organizer, originator, strengths
Time To Move!
This past week, we moved. Yes, we packed up everything in our house and moved into a different house just a mile away, the house needed a little repairs but we The Roof Clinic company to have it ready for…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: accountability, celebrate, goals, help, management, motivation, moving, resources, SMART Goals
Why Being Flexible Matters
This past weekend, my wife and I encountered some crazy weather while heading to some meetings in Canada. As we landed into the Chicago-O’Hare airport in order to make our connection, we knew that we were in trouble simply by…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: adapting, change, crisis, flexibility, flexible, panic
It’s a New Year!
Yes, it’s a New Year and I started the year QUIET! One of the things I have tried to do over the past 10 years is to take some days at the end of the year to unplug from work,…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership
4 Tips for Making a Tough Decision
The ability to make decisions is a major part of any leaders job. We make decisions all day, and sometime these decisions affect many other people. Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, shares 4 rules he has for making…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: difficult decisions, tough decisions
The Lost Art of Celebration
The other day, I was standing in a small sandwich shop and watched this whole thing take place: A girl was taking orders, and a lady came in with a large bouquet of flowers. She handed them to the girl…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: celebrate, celebration, criticize, jealousy, praise, share, smile
On Being Generous
I’ve had the privilege of having some very “generous” leaders in my life. They people have invested into my development, they’ve invested in my cause, and they’ve gone above and beyond to see me succeed, sometimes to the detriment of…
Posted in Leadership Community, Personal Leadership Tagged with: example, expertise, generosity, generous leader, invest, purpose, time
