We’ve all experienced it: a certain co-worker is driving you nuts. Research shows that 85 percent of us have to deal with conflict in the workplace to some … [Read more...]
How to Find Your Purpose and Put it on Paper
The pursuit is worth it
First, a definition. Purpose is your Profound Why – Why are you working so hard? For what higher-order reason? It can’t be just to sell more widgets than you did last year – your … [Read more...]
These 5 Steps Will Create a Sense of Purpose for Your Team
It’s called “The Purpose Pyramid” – and it’s powerful
A team working with a strong sense of purpose is a force to be reckoned with. So how do you create it? With a tool called “The Purpose Pyramid,” one that I share in my (#1 … [Read more...]
These 12 Questions Help You Communicate During Times of Change
Ask employees, or your boss
Every person’s experience with change is shaped by their past experiences with it. These experiences can form biases, fears, assumptions, and perceptions that can negatively affect … [Read more...]
Want to Unlock Your Team’s Potential? Do These 8 Things
Follow this list to foster results that last
Are you enabling your employees? I’m not talking about “being an enabler,” but the true meaning of enabling, which is making someone able by giving them power, means, competence or … [Read more...]
Want to Be a Hero to Your Employees? Stop This 1 Toxic Behavior Immediately
It's hard enough to build a fulfilling workplace--you don't need to unwittingly undo the good you've done with this one uber-debilitating behavior.
We all want to do work that matters. So what is the literal opposite of work that matters? Well, work that doesn't matter. Work that is literally a waste of time, has no point to … [Read more...]
Want Your Team to Better Adapt to Change? Try the 3 Circles of Commitment
They’ll help you change too.
We’ve all experienced no shortage of change the last few years, that’s for certain. News flash: the pace of change won’t be slowing down any time soon, either. Which makes it even … [Read more...]
Do These 3 Things When Your Employees Are Disengaged
Here's how you can respond and get results
They move slowly, shuffling feet, moaning, groaning, seeking to drain the life out of those around them. Has the zombie apocalypse finally arrived? Did your teenager just get … [Read more...]
Why Leaders Behave So Badly When Results Aren’t Good (and What You Can Do About It)
It’s known as “The Waterfall Effect”
Why do bad business results cause otherwise good people to turn toxic at times, with an impact that cascades downward on the rest of the organization? It’s a phenomenon known as … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Simplify your Work
You might be trying too hard
A study used brain scans to prove that we learn better when we write down information by hand rather than typing information into a keyboard. It got me thinking about what other … [Read more...]
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