INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Research from the London Business School points to the most fundamental things you forget when it comes to developing … [Read more...]
Issue #22: On Comedian Steve Martin’s Secret to Success, Being Transparent, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) I’m fortunate enough to have achieved success in my post-corporate life as a writer, speaker, and trainer. I often get approached … [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...]
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...]
Hybrid Work is the Next Disruption. A Huge Microsoft Study Reveals What It Will Take
You see this coming – it’s time to plan for it
Microsoft and LinkedIn conducted a 30,000 person, 31 country study over this past year of remote work to help shape their hybrid work strategy. Hybrid work is defined as a mixture … [Read more...]
Google Discovered the 10 Traits of the Best Managers in an Unexpected Way
Google's definition of what makes the very best managers will help you be your very best
It’s not every day you learn of a really smart company setting out to prove that managers don’t matter. But that’s exactly what Google did … [Read more...]
Want to Spot the Rising Stars? Look for These 6 Behaviors
Top companies known for leadership excel at identifying the best workers. Here's what they look for.
The long-term success of a company depends on its ability to spot and nurture high-potential talent. But many a leader assumes that performance … [Read more...]
Google Identifies Its Very Best Leaders Using These 13 Questions
Google surveys its employees using this set of discerning questions
Google has long been known as a hotbed for attracting, growing, identifying, and even measuring the best leaders (and teams). This last bit, identifying and … [Read more...]
New Harvard Research Says Doing This 1 Counterintuitive Thing Makes You Seem More Intelligent
Researchers at Harvard have some tips to help you form a greater aura of intelligence
Most often, we think that changing our mind makes us look weak, and that in doing so, we reveal that we were wrong (which is like admitting that we're not so … [Read more...]
These Are the 5 Traits of Great Leaders, According to 50 Years of Gallup Research
Develop these skills and you'll be a once-in-a-career leader to others
For those seeking to build their leadership skills there's no shortage of places to turn for leadership advice or elements of leadership to work on. It can … [Read more...]