What is the cost of a figure it out development plan for new leaders? There is research that suggests a 40% failure rate in leadership transitions and the costs are high and understood. But there is also a real cost to the individual. I would also argue that with all this knowledge, it MEAN. Here is the first part of my argument.
Resiliency is a relevant topic for this business environment. It is even more relevant for our soldiers. Here is a quick summary of what the HBR article it was from says and how we might use the information today. Notice the awareness of self piece. It is always there . . . .
Seth Godin talks about people as artists and their work as art. Think about the artists you work with and what they produce. What is your art?
Use these three adjectives to drive and measure your efforts to develop as a leader.
Learning to delegate is a key skill for a leader. Here is a simple way for you to assess your teams ability to solve their own problems and your ability to give them space to do that.
Friday is really a rare opportunity to connect with your people. Here is why and how you can use what they say to learn a little bit more
Developing resilience is partly about processing the pain or discomfort you are feeling. Here are four ways to do that.
Transparency is important enough in leadership to become a law. Here is the law of transparency and three ways to apply it to develop leaders and trusting relationships.
Silence is not equal to doing nothing. Silence in resilience is about cleaning the lists off the mental whiteboard and only putting one or two things on it for a short time so they get attention. The Birkman Method is a great way to review how we need or should use silence.
Here is a great gift for Valentine’s Day. It will help you focus on a very important relationship and have some laughs and A-HAs along the way. Likely some of this information will transfer back to work – but don’t make that a primary goal.
Communication is the one area where we all need to focus on improving every year. Here are a few resources I have found helpful for certain situations or relationships. Do you have any to add?
Creating silence is a challenge, but a necessity. Here are a few words putting some perspective on it and sharing a method for creating it.