It’s not the what, it could be the when. In my ebook, Time Mastery: 7 Simple Steps to Richer Outcome , in our Leading a Winning Team coursework, we provide an assessment that allows leaders to determine what I have termed as their time metabolism. Simply stated, your time metabolism is a measurement of your physical and mental energy throughout your day. To master your time, as a leader, you can optimize your strengths by measuring when your energy is highest throughout the

Try these 6 questions to start making shift happen – move from drama to empowerment What are you focused on? What is your biggest concern? What will right look like? What are you focused on that is NOT within your control? What change can you make that IS within your control? What do you need to do differently? Below are reference materials for a deeper dive into learning how to shift from drama into empowerment. By having a basic understanding of the differences between the

by:  Lynda McNutt Foster, CEO, Cortex Leadership Consulting. A note from a recent conference attendee: “Lynda, I wanted to send you a note to let you know how much I enjoyed and have used the DISC training you and your team provided.    I learned a great deal about myself.  I learned how I communicate and might be perceived by others, and even have tried some of the communication practices with my daughter.  What you taught really works. After the workshop, I began seeing a f

We’ve all attended bad meetings.  Meetings that take too long and that have one person monopolizing the conversation the whole time.  I posted this guide recently on LinkedIn that some people could utilize in a meeting to decide whether or not they should speak up and when. Some people loved it and others seemed angry.  I remember the moment Courtland James , one of our executive coaches at Cortex, gave it to me to review.  I said to him, “Wow, this could really help some of

Are you looking for a quick way to identify what type of DISC behavioral style someone is at work?  See if you can match the person’s actions with the lists below. Driver’s main characteristic is dominance.  They operate at a faster pace, are task-oriented, and can get upset if something does not seem efficient. Influencer’s main characteristic is just that.  They operate at a faster pace and are people oriented.  They tend to not like conflict and would rather avoid it an

Who shares in your vision?   How reflective of your organization’s current culture is your vision?  Are your frontline team members, that have the most amount of contact with your citizens, clients, or customers, engaged and enthusiastic about your vision? With 67% of people reporting to Gallup they are disengaged at work, and competition for time and people’s attention at an all-time high, starting with why they want to work for your organization could be a good place to b

Tough, thoughtful, questions produce the best answers.  Are you asking yourself and your team enough of them?  As a leader, what are the best questions to ask and when?  In Peter Senge’s timeless work, The Fifth Discipline:  The Art & Practice of a Learning Organization, leaders learn which disciplines they need to develop to be prepared to ask the right questions, at the right times, to the appropriate people. The foundation of his work is based on creating a learning organ

Many of our Leading a Winning Team modules can be delivered as a standalone workshop for your team or department.  This high impact, high engagement workshops teach teams valuable communication and leadership skills, while building cohesion and unity within the group. Some examples of our more than 200 workshops available include: DISC/Motivators: Foundations for Better Communication Participants will complete a DISC and Motivators assessment and bring the report to your Jump

Lynda McNutt Foster is a certified practitioner of TED* The Empowerment Dynamic and can make shifts happen with your team, no matter what type of drama your team is experiencing. TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) is a positive alternative to the Drama Triangle, which was first described by Stephen Karpman, MD. The Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT)™ is comprised of three roles: Victim (the primary role), Persecutor (which the Victim blames for their suffering); and the Rescuer (who s