The Building Champions Leadership Development Blog

Drawing upon their decades of leadership experience—and the hundreds of conversations they have each week with leaders across the country—our team of coaches deliver insights, strategies, and tips to help you improve how you lead and live.

Creating a Culture of Performance

Creating a Culture of Performance

Every leader wants a high-performing team, but not every leader knows how to create the environment needed to cultivate performance.

As a leader, you get the unique privilege to establish a healthy, positive, and thriving culture within your team, but it starts with your self-leadership. Your people are watching what you prioritize, tolerate, celebrate, and how you respond during seasons of challenge and uncertainty. And we don’t state that to create negative pressure, but rather to encourage you toward growth in your own performance, because if you want a team that performs with focus and purpose, you must first create the conditions that make that performance possible.

In this article, we share how to create a culture of performance by defining vision, connecting to strategy, setting clear expectations, modeling expected behaviors, and giving both regular feedback and encouragement. By following these steps, you too can create a culture of performance within your team and organization.

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Turning Conflict into Growth Opportunities
Self-Leadership Cara O'Halloran Self-Leadership Cara O'Halloran

Turning Conflict into Growth Opportunities

For many, conflict can feel scary, like something to avoid relationally at all costs. And for some, it can feel exciting, like a debate they can’t wait to win. But the reality is that most of us must face conflict (whether we dread it or enjoy it) in order to move forward productively in both life and leadership.

And it doesn’t have to be a battle. In fact, when conflict is engaged by both parties in a healthy way, it can have positive outcomes, allowing for a collaborative resolution. Conflict can even become a catalyst for healing and growth. And in this article, we share three possible growth opportunities that can result from conflict.

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Overcoming the Barriers to Strategic Thinking
Self-Leadership Cara O'Halloran Self-Leadership Cara O'Halloran

Overcoming the Barriers to Strategic Thinking

These days our phones, laptops, tablets, and (for some) watches are constantly buzzing with notifications, reminders, and messages. And even when our devices are silenced, the alerts are still there, awaiting our acknowledgement. When we operate from this state of constant reactivity, it can be hard to focus, get ahead of our to-do lists, and lead strategically.

In this article, we discuss three barriers to strategic thinking and how to address and overcome distractions, urgent requests, and a lack of vision.

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Strategic Thinking: Become Proactive in a Reactive World
Self-Leadership Cara O'Halloran Self-Leadership Cara O'Halloran

Strategic Thinking: Become Proactive in a Reactive World

The pace at which we work and live has quickened exponentially over the last decade. We operate in a culture of immediacy with endless opportunity available via the computers in our pockets—and there’s a lot of good that has come with it. But there’s also a cost. And we need to be cognizant of the time and attention we give to algorithms, urgencies, and reactivity.

In this article, we share three actions every leader must regularly take to think strategically and become proactive in a reactive world.

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