Performance. Accountability. Terms used often in organizations and yet our actions as leaders send a message that our job is to fix people. A leaders job is to care for people and give them an opportunity to join the discussion.
Helping people define a future place/role they aspire to is challenging because the outcome takes time. Tyranny of the urgent makes these conversations hare, even though the questions to answer are simple. It takes great leadership and great followership to make these conversations and the outcomes happen.
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?
Rewarding people means knowing what matters the most to people. Here is a story about what that looks like and two things you can do to
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
What keeps you up at night? This questions has been asked many times, but never used quite like the way I heard it from retired Brigadier General David Hall.
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.
At the core of Valentine’s Day there is something that matters to the relationships around us. In fact, there are some truths we should be sharing that probably would make a difference in any of the relationships we have at work or at home. Here are some examples.
Leadning is hard work. Startup is hard work. But find some time for laughter. Here is a quick story about what that might look like.