Leadership Six Effective Leadership Strategies For Teams There are many different styles of leadership out there. But often, the most effective leaders are the ones who can adapt their style to fit the situation and the team they're working with.
Leadership What Leadership Really Means There's a lot of talk about leadership these days. But what does it really mean to be a leader? Is it about having a title or position? Is it about being the loudest voice in the room? Or is there something more to it than that?
Leadership 6 Qualities that Make a Great Leader Great leaders are the perfect blend of inspiring coach, clear-minded strategist and self-aware communicator.
3 Steps to a Better Plan (and Presentation) in 2023 If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. - Henry Ford This time of year, many ask the question, "What is your resolution for the new year?" The innocent question is easy to answer through the lens of hope (who
Write your own story Today, I read a post that tech companies laid off over 50,000 US jobs in November. An impactful number, indeed. It was also an incredible understatement. In this post Let's look at the impact more in-depth: * Considering the average wage in the tech sector at $75,000 per year
Management Effort vs. Outcomes Although business relies on the connection between effort and outcome, complexity impacts that relationship.
Leadership Lazy Workforce or Lazy Leadership? We have all read about what is wrong in the workplace today. You will find that our problems aren't new if you read enough. In most narratives, the "new generation" is always lazy and lost if you ask the 40+ crowd. The "older generation" got us into this mess. The
Leadership The Life-Changing Power of Kindness Kindness is not difficult to understand. We know it when we see it. It arrests our attention and forces us to observe and feel it. We also know we should be kind. In our personal and professional lives, we expect kindness. So, why is it so rare? In this post
Leadership Reframing: A Powerful Tool for Leaders We all have the same battle in our heads between reason and emotion, the risk-taker and the protector. Although seemingly automatic, it is not uncontrollable, and with practice, we can identify and reframe those thoughts into reproductive ones.
Leadership Prove You Are Trustworthy Every Day Disciplined, systematic trust building is a skill all leaders must master.
Do You Love Learning Or Just the Idea of Learning? Have you ever been in that ice-breaker or the first connection with a friend or colleague, and they ask, "What do you do in your free time?" My honest answer is that I spend time studying to be a more effective teacher. That tends to turn the conversation in a
Motivation Featured The Lie About Motivation You can’t enjoy the campfire without first creating a spark. Action creates motivation, not the other way around.
Leadership Leading an Intergenerational Workforce in 2022 Intergenerational workforces are not a problem, they are an opportunity.
Bullet Point Book Review: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson Are you sure enough to write down your 12 rules? Peterson's certainty is polarizing and thought-provoking.
Management 3 Happiness Killers and What To Do About Them If you aren't addressing these three causes of unhappiness at work, you are probably part of the problem.
Apps 5 Apps that Give You Time Back Sometimes productivity apps can take so much time to manage; they take more time away from us. These give time back.
Development Featured How Leaders Destroy Careers There is work to do before development is effective. Skipping Steps is often catastrophic for everyone involved.
Development 3 Ways To Grow Your Team Without Weaponizing Promotions We should avoid telling the people we lead that they will get promoted if they just work harder. The path is likely much more complicated and individualized than that.
