Glenn Sommerville
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The Ripple Effect: How Someone Made My Day!
A simple gesture made the day! But reflecting deeper, this article discuses some valuable leadership lessons we all can learn from or be reminded of!
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Gemba Insights: Exploring Best Practices & Success Stories
With a renewed appreciation for Gemba, a powerful practice in continuous improvement, we review the power of Gemba. An example highlights a Gemba where stakeholders walked the process together, gaining a customer-centric perspective and understanding each other’s roles and challenges. Gemba not only revealed opportunities for process enhancement but also uncovered previously unknown issues requiring…
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Breaking the Cycle: Creating higher levels of Accountability
Working with various clients and in a number of coaching calls, we’ve found that many High Performing Leaders struggle holding their team accountable. While accountability is an uncomfortable topic for many leaders, it is essential in any organization. It is the foundation of trust and integrity, which are crucial in building a successful team and high performance cultures. When…
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High Performance Leadership Essentials for High Performance Teams
It takes discipline and intentional high performance leadership to create and sustain a high performance team. There are three high performance leadership essentials for high performance teams, which are: 1) Common Shared Purpose, 2) Proven Competency, and 3) Accountability.
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How to have a Stress-free Vacation
Does the thought of ‘spring break’ or vacation cause you grief? Taking a vacation is a great way to relax, recharge and rejuvenate, but it can also be a source of stress for some people. To help a little, I’ve refreshed and re-posted some information from previous posts that may help have a stress-free vacation.