by Rox Bartel | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
Is it possible to be too accommodating–making everyone feel good at the expense of getting anything real accomplished? You know the person who is chameleon-like, shifting with the wind. Then there is the leader who rigidly follows every rule almost blind to the...
by Rox Bartel | Jan 11, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
If leadership was easy to master….well, for one thing, we’d have a whole lot less complaining around the water cooler. Leadership is an art that requires regular practice, feedback and coaching. Highly gifted, trained and booked musicians are always...
by Rox Bartel | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
Leadership is Service. After preparing this two part series for ImpactBank’s: the Kickass Koach (episodes 26 and 27)….I came across a CBC interview with National Chief Perry Bellegarde from Spring of 2015 (here’s a link to the April 30,2015 show the...
by Rox Bartel | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
The “flip of the bat” in the 7th spoke volumes. It’s not fair! We think of children saying this and yet it is a powerful refrain within all of us. When, as a leader, you can eliminating the source of the whining, you may actually accomplish what...
by Rox Bartel | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Trust is fragile. Once broken it’s hard to rebuild. What about the leader who claims to trust while every action suggests she does not? It may seem counter intuitive but the more responsibility, the broader your scope of responsibility as a leader the more you...
by Rox Bartel | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
On December 23rd sometime in the the late 90’s I recall being stuck at Logan (the international airport in Boston) waiting for a transfer to get back home after a long business trip to Jacksonville, Florida. I had just barely made it in time for my transfer at...
