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...]
These 5 Toxic Factors Cause People to Quit Even Before They Have Another Job, According to a Recent Study
This is what makes people so desperate to call it quits.
For anyone who has been in a toxic workplace or worked for a toxic boss, you know there are days when you want to just up and quit. But would you quit in … [Read more...]
5 Ways You’re Contributing to a Toxic Culture Without Realizing It
Even the best of us can contribute to a worsening of culture (but we don't have to).
Toxic cultures have had a high profile of late, whether it's the Dallas Mavericks or the Los Angeles Lakers. Given this, it's easy to fall into a "I'm glad it's them … [Read more...]
8 Teachable Moments to Help You Develop Your Employees
The signals are all around us if you know how to spot them--teachable moments that will greatly accelerate your people's development.
Our greatest responsibility as a leader is to help others become better versions of themselves (our second greatest is to appoint someone to run the March Madness … [Read more...]
The Future of Remote Work Is Happening Now. Here’s How to Make It Work for You
The office environment that many grew up with will soon be a relic.
Remote work has gone from mainstream to rushing river. The evil coronavirus has seen to that. While the productivity boosts of working from home were getting press, as … [Read more...]
A 10-Year CEO Study Shows the Single Most Important Behavior of the Most Successful Leaders
Exhibiting this one behavior makes you an astonishing twelve times more likely to be a high-performing CEO
Ten-year CEO studies conducted by a team of psychologists, economists, statisticians, and data scientists don’t come along every day (but still more offers for a 0 … [Read more...]
Convert Your Soul-Sucking Boss Into A Source Of Inspiration, Part 1
PART 1: COPING AND BUILDING BRIDGES
There are many types of bad managers, and we can’t address them all in a blog post--or even seven blog posts. But the common denominator among bad managers is that they all sap the … [Read more...]
5 Encouraging Mantras to Recite When Your Company Makes You Feel Ordinary and Small
Far too many are working someplace that makes them feel like just a number, at best. These five doses of perspective will reignite your personal power.
As a writer, speaker and ex-corporate veteran I've had exposure to thousands of people slogging it out in the trenches of Company XYZ, trying to advance their projects, prospects, … [Read more...]
