The best leaders can draw inspiration from anywhere. And the best leaders can come from anywhere, too. Yes, even Hollywood. Hollywood Reporter recently … [Read more...]
If You Can Answer Yes to 3 Questions as a Leader, Employees Will Run Through a Brick Wall for You
Your employees are constantly asking these questions about you. Make sure they get the answers you want
Leaders come and leaders go. Only certain ones stick around--in the hearts and minds of the people who worked for them, that is. Whether or not you … [Read more...]
There Are Major Consequences to Giving Employees Autonomy If You Allow These 8 Things to Happen
The surprising dark side of granting autonomy can be avoided -- the effort is 1000 percent worth it.
The best leaders don't horde power, they give it away -- by granting autonomy (defined here as giving decision rights and freedom to operate to employees without your … [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 Study Shows Working From Home Can Be a Career-Killer (But Here’s How to Avoid That)
Research reveals an unwanted downside for remote workers -- but let's not accept the findings.
Working from home is a red-hot trend, a skill that when you excel at it can lead to tremendous productivity gains. The numbers of remote workers are swelling, … [Read more...]
Google Can Spot Its Highest-Empathy Leaders In 5 Minutes With These 16 Questions
The search giant doesn't have to search hard for high-empathy leaders when armed with these questions.
Google has perfected the use of data to help illuminate people dynamics. It tried to prove managers don't matter and instead found 10 traits of the very best ones. It … [Read more...]
In 1 Powerful Sentence Warren Buffett Just Shared the Key to Leading With Empathy
The Oracle of Omaha was opining on, of all people, former baseball star turned entrepreneur Alex Rodriguez.
Warren Buffett is at it again, this time spouting nuggets of wisdom in, of all places, Sports Illustrated. The magazine interviewed him for their July 1, … [Read more...]
Leaders at Google Are Trained to Do These 2 Things When Talking to Employees About Their Careers
Career conversations are crucial conversations--and Google leaders make them inspiring.
There are so many conversations that leaders never have with employees; good on-boarding discussions, informational talks to prepare the employee for a new project, … [Read more...]
11 Annoying Business Buzzwords You Use Without Thinking and What to Say Instead
Communication is hard enough--don't get people tuning out by using this jargon
Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley once told me that 90 percent of his job was trying to communicate. That's the case for many business leaders who spend a … [Read more...]
Employees Crave More Appreciation From Their Bosses, Research Shows. Here’s How to Better Appreciate Your Team
It's something you can do more of to yield a more engaged employee
As leaders, there are a lot of things we can give our employees; our time, attention, loyalty, concern. It's easy to be left wondering if you're doing enough on these … [Read more...]
