INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Want to be known as a great-problem solver? Then mirror the defining characteristics of the best problem-solvers, summed up … [Read more...]
Issue #163: On the “Host Country Effect,” Steve Kerr’s Take on Confidence, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) France took home 64 medals in the summer 2024 Olympics, dramatically more than the 37 medals they averaged during the previous five … [Read more...]
Issue #157: The #1 Regret of the Dying (and How to Avoid It), and How to Disagree with Feedback
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) + IMPERFECTIONS (a mistake many make) Note: This week I’m blending the Insights and Imperfections sections because the … [Read more...]
Issue #129: On Compassionate Accountability, My Biggest Career Lesson, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Research has identified one particularly profound ingredient of workplace culture (in terms of its impact). It makes your … [Read more...]
Issue #128: On Overcoming Setbacks, the Biggest Feedback Mistake, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) To overcome setbacks, first understand that they’re triggers. They’re an interruption you weren’t expecting or were hoping to … [Read more...]
Issue #123: On 4 Relationship Warning Signs, Reframing Obstacles, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Psychologist John Gottman can predict when relationships will end. He cites “The Four Horsemen,” – the four warning … [Read more...]
Issue #111: On the Most Underrated Skill to Build, Avoiding the Dunning-Kruger Effect, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) If you search skills you’ll need to build in the coming decade, you’ll undoubtedly find that communication, strategic thinking, … [Read more...]
Issue #101: On 4 Words That Drive the Action You Want, Happiness Habits, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) When you ask someone to do something, what’s your success rate of them, a) doing it, or b) doing it well? If you’d like to score better … [Read more...]
Issue #96: On the Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard, Getting Someone to Speak Up, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Ever get a piece of advice that really stuck in your brain, that you found drawing on repeatedly? (I’d love for you to share it, by … [Read more...]
Issue #77: On How the “Larsen Effect” Impacts Difficult Feedback, the Cost of Withholding Feedback, and More
*Note: I’ve been asked so frequently about giving tough feedback, I made it the entire focus of this week’s issue. INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Giving difficult … [Read more...]
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