by Paul Armstrong | Dec 4, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Leadership
A New Arrival On November 17th, Amanda and her husband Nathan, welcomed another baby boy into the world. He has been happily greeted by his two brothers and all are doing well. Leading three rambunctious boys will have Amanda and Nathan digging deep into leadership...
by Paul Armstrong | Oct 31, 2019 | Leadership
I recently had a senior manager in charge of continual improvement share with me how important metrics were, (as if I hadn’t heard that before) and she ended her pitch with the very firmly stated “because what gets measured gets done.” That is one of the most...
by Paul Armstrong | Aug 8, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Leadership, Teambuilding
Enabling Joy is a force multiplier INGREDIENT for great results in work and in every part of our lives. Happiness is an emotional response to those great results, a fleeting feeling. Our job as leaders is to enable joy. When we do that, we unleash the power of the...
by Paul Armstrong | May 16, 2019 | Leadership
“We’re here for the farmer.” I was surprised and impressed at such a simple statement that carried with it so much power and mission. Here’s the story…For agricultural supplies for my niche farm, I go to a small supply company. It’s literally nestled in a...
by Paul Armstrong | Apr 11, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
It’s stinging nettle harvesting season! A good time to refresh some of the lessons we touched on a couple years ago that this obnoxious ‘weed’ taught me (Paul) as my wife and I converted from nettle hater to nettle aficionado. Some of you may call it...
