Posts by Ken Roseboom
Finding Business Leadership Alignment with Enneagram
Owning, leading, and running a business takes a mastery of many different skills. One big area where business owners go astray is properly aligning the team they lead. Alignment means different things to different people. As a guest on Doug Thorpe’s podcast, we explored the real meaning of alignment in business teams and how to get there.
Read MoreHow to masterfully lead you and your team through anxiety, doubt and uncertainty
Anxiety is a human condition. The sensation of tightening in shoulders; maybe a pit in your stomach; the desire to close down and control everything we can; because you are worried there is something unpleasant “out there” and, whatever it is, it is a possible danger. Anxiety shows up more and more in a world…
Read MoreYet another frustrating day of being responsible for what you can’t control
I’ve been contemplating the distinctions between responsibility and control lately. Fact is, as leaders and humans we are responsible for far more than we control. As a leader, you are responsible for P&L, schedule, budget, retention, safety, customer success, etc. But do you really control these outcomes? Can you be accountable for what you cannot…
Read MoreAre you a masterful leader who asks great questions and then truly listens?
Curiosity is a superpower. Wisdom asks great questions. Masterful Leaders ask questions and then truly listen for the answers. Then they ask more questions to be sure they fully understand the person’s answer. They create shared and new understandings. A masterful leader finds value in the answers they hear, they are open to being changed…
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