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What do you pull for in your listening? Consider – how do you hear your team? Through what filters do you listen to them? Are they a necessary evil? An interruption? Your best asset? A Read more >
Chances are you talk a lot about money in your business – the money coming in, the money going out, to raise prices, to lower them, to give raises, to hold off, to make a Read more >
Often there are comic strips where "bosses" enjoy firing - as if there is some maniacal pleasure in the power. While the power pleasure of making strategic creative decisions is definitely one enjoyed by CEO's, Read more >
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Before You Promote Someone, Do These Two Things…
Usually managers are excited to promote someone in whom they see great potential and whose excellent work they want to reward. In this excitement, managers often express how much they believe in the team member Read more >
Exceptional Example of How to Operationalize Your Values
Many organizations work hard to define their values. They then publicly post those values for all to see. While both of these efforts are key and commendable, it’s not until your values are operationalized within Read more >
Your Five Tips to Better Team Reflection
Your team is a reflection of you. Taking on this statement, you may feel pride, or you may feel horror. To avoid grotesque reflections of distorted fun house mirrors, take on these five tips: Know Read more >
4 Backbones to Leading in Uncertain Times
Uncertainty is scary. The unknown is scary. While there’s always uncertainty and the future is always unknown, a team I worked with recently has some pretty big anticipated hurdles coming up in about a year. Read more >
3 Insights to Support Low-Income Employees
I used to run a moving company and many of my crew members came from a low-income background. Back in 2003 I read Ruby Payne’s book, A Framework for Understanding Poverty. This book was immensely Read more >
Beware: Resting Frog Face
Back when I ran the moving company I installed a small mirror at head height inside my office. Every time I wanted to leave my office, I would have to confront my reflection. It wasn’t Read more >
Don’t Talk to Your Team
About other team members. Unfortunately this happens all the time. You lead a team and you have a concern about one of your team members. You seek the input of others on your team – Read more >
There’s No Crying in Culture
If you know any of my work, you know I talk about how to create emotional intimacy in the workplace, as it’s the secret ingredient to the secret sauce of having an extraordinary workplace culture. Read more >
Would Your People Vote for You?
“Would you vote for me to serve with you another year?” This is the question Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO of Zenbanx, asks his employees every year. This question follows a servant leadership mindset and shows an Read more >
