Relationships

Phil Cole

Nov 14, 20214 min read

Firing: An Uncomfortable Responsibility of Leadership

There are several reasons that leaders must decide to fire an employee or else risk the group's performance.

Phil Cole

Nov 12, 20215 min read

Avoid "Do It My Way" When Building Relationships (Part 2, Leadership for Entrepreneurs)

When entrepreneurs become leaders of others, they neglect the leadership function of relationships. This sounds like "do it my way."

Phil Cole

Nov 2, 20212 min read

Interchange Relationships: The Example of Inventory

If your organization struggles to keep supplies and materials in inventory, this example of interchange relationships is for you.

Phil Cole

Sep 20, 20213 min read

Moving Forward with Expectations

In the workplace, we have an idea of what we want another person to do. There’s a catch here: many expectations are never communicated.

Phil Cole

Sep 20, 20211 min read

Unsaid Expectations

This exercise is designed to reveal the expectations that are not being communicated.

Phil Cole

Jul 31, 20212 min read

Naming Your Emotion

This SEEING EXERCISE reveals the nature of an emotion reaction, allowing us to process and redirect our response.

Phil Cole

Jul 31, 20211 min read

The Reactive Approach

This SEEING EXERCISE is the practice of a reactive diagnosis of the functions.

Phil Cole

Jul 31, 20212 min read

The Components of a Relationship

This SEEING EXERCISE breaks apart an interaction into its components, allowing us to see the relationships within.

Phil Cole

Jul 31, 20211 min read

Naming the Element

This SEEING EXERCISE explores the element, structure, and transfer within an interchange relationship.

Phil Cole

Jul 31, 20212 min read

Formalizing Relationships

This SEEING EXERCISE acts upon the structure of a relationship to create pressure for future performance.

Phil Cole

Sep 23, 20192 min read

The Fourth "T" - TASKS

There is one additional thing that leadership is not. It’s a “T” word as well, but it’s a bit different that the other three. This is...

Phil Cole

Nov 27, 20184 min read

START HERE

New to Re:Define and our unique approach to leadership? This is the place to start. First, let me tell you a few things that leadership...