How to Hold Employees Accountable With Trust
Most advice about holding people accountable quickly moves to progressive guidance. Set the expectation, document the gap, escalate to discipline....
Development
Most Confidence Books Tell You…
Most confidence books tell you to think differently. This one tells you to act differently. Stoic Self-Confidence is built on...
Hardship has at least two phases
Misfortune hurts. That is not weakness, it is being human. The pain has to be endured before it can be...
Investing in Your Team
One of the best things a leader can do is identify a supervisor who is ready to grow and support...
Dishing the Dirt
Originally written in 2009. Updated for 2026. Tom Brokaw didn't mention it. It wasn't on Time magazine's list of the most significant...
The Buttermilk Problem in Leadership
Most leaders are drowning in buttermilk and calling it cream. Here's what I mean. In Environmental Services, we support everyone....
Trust Is More Important Than Performance. Here Is Why That Is Not a Contradiction.
I just finished going through a Leadership Academy, and one of the concepts that has stayed with me is this:...
Adult Learning Principles
A supervisor who manages performance well, but trains poorly will always be managing performance because the team will never reach...
Know Your Microbial Targets: Choosing the Right Disinfectant for the Pathogen
Part 2 of the Choosing the Right Disinfectant Series By John Michael Weir | Environmental Services Professional In the first...
Team Leadership Reflections part 2
You can find part 1 of Team Leadership Reflections here. The Power of Leadership Through Communication and Collaboration As a...
Development as a Choice
Development matters. It matters to you, personally, your team, your leader, and our organization overall. If you are growing in...
