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 #134: On Contribution vs. Acquisition, Staying Focused on What Matters, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Want to ensure you’re staying focused on what matters? Remember the acronym POWER (as shared in my hit LinkedIn Learning … [Read more...]
Issue #110: On Why Crews Love Working for Bill Hader, the One-Word Antidote for Regret, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Television/movie star and director, Bill Hader, has a reputation. It’s the kind you want, actually. Hader is known for being a … [Read more...]
Issue #93: On Having a Dream to Shoot for, How LeBron James Stays Focused, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) This is me taking in the famous “Hollywood” sign, from a well-positioned rooftop restaurant. I was brunching here when I overheard … [Read more...]
Issue #78: On the Surgeon General’s Toxic Workplace Plan, 5 Conversations to Have with Employees, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Toxic workplaces have become such a health issue, they’ve caught the eye of the US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, … [Read more...]
What a Nobel Prize Winner Teaches Us About Motivating Others
You don't need to be a genius to apply this
When the Nobel Prize winning physicist, Richard Feynman, was still getting his graduate degree at Princeton, he was asked to oversee a group of engineers who were tasked with … [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 Outstanding Teamwork? Foster This One Word
It’s the greatest force on earth
If you want your team to make the leap to a High-Performing team, to elevate to highly effective, there’s a magic word to consider. And to cultivate. Interdependence. It’s … [Read more...]
How to Find Your Purpose and Put it on Paper
The pursuit is worth it
First, a definition. Purpose is your Profound Why – Why are you working so hard? For what higher-order reason? It can’t be just to sell more widgets than you did last year – your … [Read more...]
Want to Be a Hero to Your Employees? Stop This 1 Toxic Behavior Immediately
It's hard enough to build a fulfilling workplace--you don't need to unwittingly undo the good you've done with this one uber-debilitating behavior.
We all want to do work that matters. So what is the literal opposite of work that matters? Well, work that doesn't matter. Work that is literally a waste of time, has no point to … [Read more...]
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