Kris Ward Leadership

Shining the Light

Feb 15, 2023

There are SO MANY areas that need focus! Now, I know I’m not telling you anything, and I know that is what you experience day by day, hour by hour. MY trouble (and I imagine a bit of yours as well) is that because there are SO MANY areas to focus on, I go from one thing to another, never really giving the first area my full attention. Or if I do give it my full attention in the first place, not giving it the attention it needs in following up to ensure what I put in place is actually working.

The Truth in the Stories

Feb 01, 2023

So, I’ve been walking around all week with a BIG misconception. Even though I spent the week trying to keep my head above water, sorting through some ridiculous (never-before-in-20-years kind of situations), and struggling in all sorts of ways ---- sound familiar? --- I was absolutely positive that it could not possibly be a full moon because we just had one.

Think Again

Jan 18, 2023

I was reading (or listening to) the Adam Grant book Think Again this week. It’s a book about letting go of our preconceived notions and ways of doing things and being willing to re-think how and why we do things, as well as re-think our own opinions and even convictions by listening to the thoughts of other people.

The Blunt Reality of Leadership

Mar 01, 2023

So first let me say that I’m going out on a limb here and referencing the Bible in my Friday Focus this week. I promise I’m not preaching, and in this particular instance, really am simply referencing something I read in a book this week. If you feel that might be offensive to you, please stop reading and enjoy your day : ) Okay, now on to our MAD leader focus ...

The Way We Talk

Mar 15, 2023

Sometimes we think we have given directions, or communicated a policy or request very clearly, and the other person does not act on it at all or seems like they never even heard what you’ve said. That’s frustrating … and not only frustrating to you, but frustrating to the other person as well.

The Possibility of More

Mar 29, 2023

We've all heard of "self-fulfilling prophecy," right? The idea that what we think/ believe will happen actually will happen because we believe it will? I came across the message below from Beth Wonson, Leadership Coach and Founder / CEO of Navigating Challenging Dialogues and thought it well worth sharing with you today.

Messing Up (everybody does it!)

Jun 07, 2023

Our jobs, our lives, are so busy, and I absolutely appreciate that about each and every one of you! And, with that busy-ness naturally comes the fact that we are human, and unless we are incredibly organized (which I feel pretty comfortable saying that most of us are not), we are bound to miss something once in a while. Admitting that we are fallible is just as much a part of being a leader as anything else, and it’s how we deal with those times we mess up (or just forget something) that makes the difference.

Candy Crush Focus

Apr 26, 2023

Leadership (and life) lessons are everywhere .... even in a silly game we waste time with on our phones. Today I thought I’d share with you a few of the things I've been thinking about that I've learned from Candy Crush. (and in case you’re not familiar with it, Candy Crush is a somewhat obsessive game that I may or may not play once in a while on my phone : )

First things first

Apr 12, 2023

In getting ready for the new year with my own team of leaders, I pulled out a document this morning that I created many years ago: "ED points of Pride." For those of you who may not know, I work with Executive Directors of senior living communities, and essentially this is a document I created of "best practices" for things to do each day, week, month to ensure they are staying on track in an environment that can get crazy and hectic and where it's easy to get side-tracked by people who just want to talk or a food crisis or a health emergency of someone or by trying to fill shifts for staff who don't come to work.

No Drama Llamas!

May 10, 2023

Sooo …. wouldn’t it be amazing to have a workplace (and home, for that matter) that really had no needless drama? I bring this up as today because for whatever reason (possibly because of the full moon coming up?) I have heard about or been in some way involved with more than the typical number of incidents essentially caused by drama of one sort or another. For any of you who know me at all, this is especially annoying to me …. I guess I am essentially a “No Drama Llama!”

Welcome

Jan 04, 2023

We often get wrapped up in all we have to do … thinking, planning, and mainly doing all of those “urgent” tasks that come up day to day and just have to be done and are way more important than anything you had planned for the day. Especially those things that can help you grow and develop and in some cases just hold onto your sanity … after all, there are fires to put out, right?

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