Pinnacle Leadership Group, Inc.

Episodes

1. 12

   If You Gotta Eat Crow…

   PL KEY 10: IF YOU GOTTA EAT CROW, EAT IT WHILE IT’S STILL WARM. WHEN IT’S COLD IT’S HARD TO SWALLOW. If you have screwed up, admit it and apologize. The Chinese say when you bow, bow low. It is tough for some of us to say I made a mistake, I let you down. When it happens say it and mean it, “I’m...

   Mar 26, 2015
2. 11

   Courage is the First Virtue

   Standing up for what you believe is not always easy. Neither is taking a step back and trying to understand what others believe to be true. PL KEY 9: COURAGE IS THE FIRST VIRTUE (PLATO) If you don’t have courage you can’t live any serious values. Without courage you won’t stand up for your…

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   Mar 26, 2015
3. 10

   People Care When They Know You Care

   Safety is emotional and it SHOULD be emotional. It is the Leader’s job to make sure that Safety is the number one priority on each and every project. PL KEY 9 PEOPLE CARE WHEN THEY KNOW YOU CARE

   Mar 26, 2015
4. 9

   Never Take Your Eye Off the Ball

   PL KEY 7: NEGOTIATION IS JUST PROBLEM SOLVING, NEVER TAKE YOUR EYE FROM THE BALL Negotiation should not be thought of as win/win, give and take or compromise, we should think of it as just problem solving. People in our business sometimes bring tactics to the table to get an advantage – focus on...

   Mar 26, 2015
5. 8

   Commitment Requires Involvement

   Getting your Team’s buy-in and participation is the key to becoming successful. PL KEY 6: INVOLVE THEM AND YOU MAY GET THEIR COMMITMENT, DON’T AND YOU NEVER WILL. People want to matter, to make a difference. They want to feel a part of a bigger undertaken. When we participate we can’t help but…

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   Mar 26, 2015
6. 7

   Relax Your Grip

   More than anything, we want to feel we are in control of ourselves, but we can’t do that if we feel we are in the control of our boss. Listen to this key to help your people be all they can be. PL KEY 5: RELAX YOUR GRIP We all resist being controlled, being managed, understand that people produce...

   Mar 26, 2015
7. 6

   The Ability to Listen

   William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli were two dominate leaders in the 19th Century. Gladstone was a powerful public figure for more than 60 years. It was said that when you had dinner with Gladstone, you thought that you were with the most interesting, brilliant, and provocative...

   Mar 26, 2015
8. 5

   People Trust People Who Keep Them Informed

   Recognizing that in any new major Heavy Civil Construction project there may be issues with trust between an Owner and Contractor, awareness of the importance of trust and building trust is paramount. That TRUST is an effective multiplier: Trust (Project Team x Mission) = Result If Trust is less...

   Mar 26, 2015
9. 4

   If You’re Not Sick and Tired of Communicating

   We don’t communicate enough. We make assumptions that the other person understands and sees things the way we do, and what is clear to us is clear to everyone. It never is. We all see things based on what is going on in our own heads, based on our own personal history and our own personal beliefs...

   Mar 26, 2015
10. 3

    Take Dead Aim

    The first “Swing Key” in successful leadership and Partnering is to Take Dead Aim. Know where you want to go first and foremost. Listen to my second podcast and learn why it’s so important, I ranked it #1. PL KEY 1: TAKE DEAD AIM Do you have clarity in where you are taking them, do they know it?

    Mar 26, 2015
11. 2

    Introduction to Partnering Leadership

    Welcome to the my new blog! I will be sharing my latest stories, experiences and lessons learned on the various projects I work with around the United States. A few years ago, I put together a CD Set on the 10 Partnering Leadership Swing Keys. These are lessons that have helped many projects and...

    Mar 26, 2015
12. 1

    Partnering Leadership Keys

    Here is the full audio of my CD Set, 10 Keys to Partnering Leadership, published in 2002.

    Mar 26, 2015