Author Archive
Management
How to Keep Your Head Clear in the Weeks to Come
It’s no secret that most of us, no matter which candidate we’re voting for, are feeling a lot of anxiety and stress around what might happen this week.
Management
When Facetime and a Beer Are Your Best Management Tools
You can avoid some predictable conflicts of the work-from-home era with a little foresight and creativity.
Management
A Crisis Leadership Playbook
Like everyone reading this, I have had to adapt to new realities and life and business rhythms that are radically different than they were pre-pandemic.
Management
The Three Essential Components of Strong Preparation
Showing up prepared for important meetings is what sets the best leaders apart from the norm.
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Are You Hearing or Listening?
Problem-solving, team-engagement, relationships and results all improve when leaders listen better. Here are some tips.
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You’ve Got to Leave the Launchpad If You Want to Get to the Moon
Instead of thinking about what you want to do this year, think about where you want to be three years from now.
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How the Best Leaders Encourage Open and Honest Dialogue
If your people aren’t contributing, speaking up and sharing the truth as they see it, you’re going to be flying blind.
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How to Manage Your Workload So You have Time for the Unexpected
Hint: Don't start your day answering email.
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Great Leaders Give Direction Not Directions
In the military, this approach is known as commander’s intent.
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Three Ways to Raise Your Decision-Making Confidence
Don’t be the bottleneck that slows everything down.
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How to Make Your Performance Review Process Less Painful
Here are three ideas to make the process more meaningful.
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Would You Rather Be Effective or Right?
There’s someone in every group who thinks they have the best answer, and they want everyone else to know it.
Management
Don’t Fall Into This Leadership Trap
If you’re only transmitting information, you’re not influencing people. Leadership is more than giving inspirational speeches.
Management
What Multiple Sclerosis Has Taught Me About Life and Managing Myself
The things that have worked for me will work for you, whatever is going on in your life.
Management
Three Questions to Keep Yourself From Losing Your Cool
I’ve learned to take my rant offline rather than saying or doing something I’m going to regret later.
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The Reasons Your Change Initiative Will Fail
Most people focus too much on the results and not enough on the relationships that will yield the results.
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How to Get Your Micromanager Boss to Back Off
There’s one thing you need to know and three steps you can take.
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How to Promote Your Work Without Being Self-Promotional
Consider these seven questions to help you avoid sounding like a braggart.
