Email Etiquette Rule #1
Email remains a vital business tool. And, for many reasons, it is one we love to hate. If we all follow a […]
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Think about, “How will everyone win in this situation?”
Show Me That You Hear Me
Here’s a great way to drain away the drama that distracts and upsets us at work and in life: demonstrate that we […]
Make the Call about Team Members
We can waste a lot of our leadership energy worrying or complaining about and then trying to fix the flaws in our […]
The Problem Isn’t Between You and Me…
…or you and them or us and them. No. The problem is always over there, on the table in front of us. And […]
Suppose We Don’t
Suppose we cut corners? Suppose we feather our nests? Suppose we get while the getting is good? Suppose we compete on price? […]
Do We Say It or Dance Around It?
It often seems we have two choices. We can dance around each other, never addressing what’s bugging us but fomenting stories about […]
How Not To Lose Track of Takeaways
In all the busyness, it’s easy to lose track of what we have agreed to do for each other, that is of […]
Culture Is The Game
Until I came to IBM, I probably would have told you that culture was just one among several important elements in any […]
Must We Conform?
The world seems to run on this fallacy: that we will all be happier, more peaceful, and more safe if everyone conformed. […]
Getting It Done
“I have to know or figure it out. Others will judge. I have to make it happen.” Hmmm. “I don’t know how […]