INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Feelings of overwhelm kick in when you assume your workload is always additive (every new piece of work just goes on top of the … [Read more...]
Issue #49: On Preventing Angry Outbursts, Spreading Positive Gossip, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) In 2012, a Harvard psychologist proved, and get ready for this, that the brain can’t distinguish between past memories and … [Read more...]
Here’s What Will Really Trigger Employees to Quit, and How to Avoid It
It's surprisingly simple, and painful when it's missed
Finding talent is hard, losing it is hard to take. If only employees were more loyal to the idea of loyalty. They quit, even when we thought they were happy. And … [Read more...]
5 Ways Leaders Make Their Messaging Meaningful
Strive for these five and your messaging comes alive
More than one CEO has said, "Leadership is 90 percent communication," and research bears them out by showing that the way in which managers communicate with employees is one of the … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
This Counterintuitive Approach is Key for Fostering High-Performing Teams
So few teams get this right.
We’re all looking for an edge to boost team performance or experience-based secrets to success. One thing’s for sure, any formula for success requires an intense … [Read more...]
The 7 Most Common Leadership Traps to Avoid
It's time to shed light on the leader's most common blind spots. We have enough to worry about with what we can see, let alone what we can't
There are plenty of traps for leaders in today’s workplace, whether it’s unspoken rules that lead to a toxic culture, or behaviors that make Millennials want to quit, or … [Read more...]
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