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...]
Want a Better Relationship with Your Boss? Address These 6 Style Elements
Style Matters - It's about blending yours with theirs
I’ve seen many potential boss-subordinate relationships crumble because the subordinate never took the time to understand the boss’s style, and to then adapt to it. You might not … [Read more...]
Issue #13: On Improving Your Focus, the 1-Word Key to Hybrid Work, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) With hybrid work here (part remote/part in-office), what should leaders focus on? Systems, processes, and IT? Construct of the … [Read more...]
These 6 Words are the Key to a Good Relationship With Your Boss
It requires admitting something
Sometimes building a relationship with your boss is easy--you’re on the same wavelength, chemistry is there, you compliment each other well. Research shows that in at least 60 … [Read more...]
The 5 Golden Rules of Compromise Will Help You Bring Two Sides Together
These strategies will help you broker progress
In doing extensive research for my new book, Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, & Across the Organization, one of the first skills that … [Read more...]
1 Word Sums Up Why Your Middle Manager Role is So Hard
But there are clear winning strategies to overcome the challenges
If you’re reading this, odds are, you’re a middle manager, i.e. someone who has a boss and is a boss, who has to lead and influence from the messy middle, up, down, and across … [Read more...]
Issue #6: On Asking for Help, Getting Unstuck, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) • It’s not surprising many of us have a hard time asking for help, research shows that self-reliance consistently … [Read more...]
Issue #5: On Usefulness, Multi-tasking, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) • In your quest for happiness at work/in life, try aiming for something else that yields happiness as a side effect, and a deeper … [Read more...]
Issue # 4: On Overcoming Procrastination, Negativity, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) • Incredibly, research shows that people who tend to procrastinate lose 218 minutes a day of productivity, … [Read more...]
6 Ways You Unwittingly Contribute to a Toxic Culture
They’re avoidable with a little self-awareness
I strongly believe that culture must be a driving thought for any leader, not an afterthought. A workplace’s culture firmly shapes the way employees show up every day and can boost … [Read more...]
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