Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

4 Ways to Encourage Your Team to Think Like an Athlete

By Daniel Stewart

December 06, 2022

Leading Teams, Problem Solving, Engagement, Communication

team on track crossing finish line together in business attire

Most of us can think of at least one athlete we admire. Performance is undoubtedly part of our admiration, but we often admire athletes for other reasons.

The Accountability Scale

By Nolan Godfrey

December 01, 2022

Leadership, Leading Teams, Accountability

woman gesturing to something on table at a meeting with work colleagues

Accountability is often a thorny issue in the workplace, and it’s become even thornier in the hybrid and remote work era.

The Dos and Don'ts of Cultivating Informal Leaders

By Erin Ellis

January 10, 2022

Leadership, Leadership Development, Leading Teams, Careers

Diverse business associates working on informal leadership opportunities

Let’s be candid: you can’t stay in your leadership role forever. In some way, at some point, you will move on to a more prominent role, to another company, or retire. One of the best things you can do for your organization in your current position...

7 Keys to Creating a Highly Engaged Hybrid Team

By Nolan Godfrey

September 21, 2021

Change Management, Leading Teams, Organizational Effectiveness, Remote Leadership

If there was ever a time to embrace being an adaptable leader, it’s now. The workplace is driving change in where and how work gets done and hybrid work is on the rise. Hybrid work is a combination of working remotely and in-office. This means each...

The 3 Roles Team Leaders Can Choose

By Daniel Stewart

July 12, 2021

Leadership, Leading Teams, Team Performance

Julia was always an energetic leader. She would happily roll up her sleeves and get to work side by side with the team when work needed to get done. On other days she would step back and guide the work from a distance. Julia felt confident that she...

4 Actions for Increasing Customer Focus

By Taura Prosek

May 17, 2021

Leading Teams, Customer Focus, LEAD NOW!

Two business men discussing customer focus

In 1993, about six months into my professional career, my manager handed me an article from the 1980s called “Completed Staff Work” that I recently passed on to my son, who is starting his summer internship. I shared with my 20-year-old that this...

The Nine Dimensions of Successful Teaming

By Peter Stewart

May 03, 2021

Leading Teams, Team Development, Team Performance, Teaming, Teaming for Success

It’s not just you. The fact is, we are all spending more time working in teams than we used to. HBR reported that the time managers and employees spent working together collaboratively increased by 50% or more over the past two decades — a trend...

How To Lead a Team When You Disagree With The Direction

By Peter Stewart

March 08, 2021

Leadership, Leading Teams, Management Development, Emotional Intelligence

leading team that disagrees with direction

A common scenario for all middle managers happens when you must support an organizational effort that you disagree with like what market to invest in, what customer needs are most vital to the health of the business, or how to attract quality staff.