After nearly 25 years working in corporate America (most of them as a leader myself), there’s one single competence I’d elevate above all the rest when…
Category: Management
I’ve read a lot of articles about what a waste of time meetings are. Gary Vaynerchuk suggests we cut our meetings in half. Dan Kim calls recurring meetings “soul…
Once upon a time, most people began successful careers by developing expertise in a technical, functional, or professional domain. Doing your job well meant having…
Cheerful and helpful workers are beloved by their bosses, and just about everyone else, really. Enthusiastic optimists make for great colleagues, rarely cause problems, and…
People don’t quit jobs; they quit unsafe cultures. Silence is a symptom that something else is going on. Lack of participation is usually not a…
We all know that excessive stress is a health hazard. What is less talked about are the effects of burnout on business performance. Stress makes people…
If you’re anything like me, you want your manager to like you. It’s only human to want to be liked. Back in the cave ages,…
“I’m just not good at this.” I’ve heard this phrase countless times as I’ve trained and mentored others over the years. I’ve heard it from…
No one wants to be a nine-to-five robot. People want to feel inspired, find meaning, and see the impact their work has on others. And…