The Meridian Minute

This is my new video series. The first few installments will feature selections from my new book “A Leadership Alphabet.” You can get it here at Amazon!

Team-Building and Follow-Up

Except from “Choose a Team-Building Program” by Bea Quirk, Charlotte Business Journal: “Team exercises can help members understand each other better, which leads to more effective communication that can enable them to be productive,” says Ann Depta, president of Charlotte-based Meridian Consulting Group. “And it can help prevent them being pulled apart by competing agendas. [...]

A Leadership Alphabet Now Available

After much preparation, my new book on leadership is finally available online!  In my 21 years as a leadership coach for such companies as Google, Disney, Target and Transamerica Reinsurance, I’ve seen many, many managers become more effective and productive by employing the techniques that I’ve taught them.  As with any new skill, individuals need [...]

The Twelve Commitments of Leadership Coaching

What is leadership? Leadership is a commitment! We Will:   Strive to bring healing to the workplace. Have integrity in all our dealings. Build our business on a solid rock of client need, not our own financial needs. Search for the positive intent in our client’s behavior. Be accepting, not judgmental, of the client and [...]

A Team Leader’s Alphabet – Letter K

K is for KITA (Kick in the A**).  This one is a no-no.  Managing a team through KITA is a sure way to destroy team effectiveness.  Nobody wants to work for a team leader who threatens and bullies team members.   This is a short series of posts from one of my upcoming books, “A [...]

A Team Leader’s Alphabet – Letter J

J is for Juggling.  Almost everybody is juggling a whole lot of balls these days.  A high performing team can help each other with this issue.  There is strength in numbers when everybody is pulling in the same direction. This is a short series of posts from one of my upcoming books, “A Team leader’s [...]

A Team Leader’s Alphabet – Letter I

I is for Interdependence.   Even though team members may appear to have disparate jobs and deliverables, there are still ways that a team can and should develop and appreciate the interdependence of team members. This is a short series of posts from one of my upcoming books, “A Team leader’s Alphabet,” containing simple and [...]

A Team Leader’s Alphabet – Letter H

H is for Honesty.  A better name for this is candor, but the “C” is already taken.  Team members need to feel free to say what’s on their minds, as long as it’s done in a way that doesn’t attack others. This is a short series of posts from one of my upcoming books, “A [...]

A Team Leader’s Alphabet – Letter G

G is for Goals.  As the team leader, you need to work with your team to make sure you’re in synch not only about your goals for the group but also individuals’ goals for their own deliverables.   Encourage team members to develop their own goals and then discuss and modify as needed.  If they [...]

A Team Leader’s Alphabet – Letter F

F is for Flexibility.  Flexibility is the ability to see many sides of a problem and to work together to develop many alternatives in searching for team actions.  This is most effective when you ensure that diverse personalities and opinions are at the table.  Flexibility is ALSO the ability to modify your style in order [...]