Leaders worth following bless others whether they feel like it or not — Our Decision In our work and life, there are many reasons for us to feel like the world is against us which makes it difficult to be the blessing others need. We may not receive the respect and compensation we deserve for the value we deliver. Others may appear to be the…

Program Manager, Creator, Coach & Servant Leader. I write about leadership, team building, and community formation. Founder of ShepherdingHeart LLC. — Who am I? Hi! I’m Eric. I am passionate about growing the next generation of leaders and creating safe places for their teams to perform great work. I work as a program manager in technology leading agile teams. I also teach servant leadership principles through leading by example, speaking, writing, and workshops.

How leaders accomplish their objectives — Keeping our focus on the most important is challenging. If you are like me, every day brings something new attempting to grab my attention. Most days, I feel too busy. Our jobs come with unceasing interruptions tempting us to defer accomplishing what we need to do on a given day. …

How to advance your mission and find your passion while living a richer life. — If you are living a life feeling over-committed or even fully committed with little wiggle room in your day . . . beware. This may be a sign for you to make a change. Today might be the time to quit. Quit until you have breathing room You might sense deep inside that something must be…

13 community destroyers that community builders must deal with or pay the ultimate price. — A thriving community is a living, breathing construct. Built by people, for other people — their people. Typically a team of caring individuals form it around an activity or purpose greater than themselves, then work to nurture it with help from its members. As a community builder, you know the…

Use your Return to Office (RTO) event to show caring, compassion, and connection to build the loyal workforce of the future. — Connection matters a lot. Now more than ever. If you work in an organization, how we welcome our people back to the office may be the most important thing you and your leadership team do this year. This article highlights steps you can take to help get it right. How…

How to start a community in 3 steps — Realizing all the work before us doesn’t have an end, too much personal ambition leads to disappointment, and leisure activities leave us unsatisfied, the notion of serving a community can bring a new beginning. At least, that is what happened to me. What is a community? A community is, “a social group of any…

How assembling permanent project management ensembles achieves results stakeholders crave. — Years ago, when I began delivering and eventually leading projects my teams experienced a laundry list of issues. While researching this article, I discovered the challenges I encountered in my work were not unique. They also still exist today. Most agree common problems impeding project delivery include managing scope, risks…

Use the right measures to serve members and receive ongoing leadership support. — Leadership wants measurable results. Employees want to receive consistent value on their terms. What is the community builder to do? Meaningful metrics are hard to identify; especially in the beginning. Volunteers are the heart of the community A healthy community is led by volunteers that are enabled, empowered, and engaged. …