When Tempted To Bemoan The State of Affairs
An astute reader pointed out, “Sometimes we have to raise our own buzz in order to be able to raise other people’s buzz.” So true. …
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What To Do When Things Become Dysfunctional
Sometimes, the level of dysfunction in a group situation is so high that logic, best practice, and pretty much all other well-meaning interventions are utterly …
How To Know When To Fire Someone
Firing someone is one of the most difficult things we can do at work. To avoid the discomfort, we may put off firing someone who …
Drop the Rope
An argument or conflict is like a tug-of-war. To win, you have to pull, pull, pull. Someone wins and someone losses. But what if we …
Drop the Weight of Other People’s Problems
Sure, conflict arises between team members. In many cases, resolution is quick. Sometimes, though, the conflict gets personal. The affected team members complain vocally about …
Getting People to Do Stuff When What You Really Want to Do Is Knock Heads Together
As leaders (with or without title), we sometimes just want to knock heads together. Where we should be celebrating great results, we see mistakes, reactivity, …
Other People Know How We Feel About Them
In a way, we can say that we are all psychic. We can usually read each other’s emotions quite accurately. We may not believe this. …
Non-Slimy Networking
The word networking has a bad reputation. Many of us think networking is somehow slimy, inauthentic, uncomfortable, and/or old-school. And we recoil at the idea …
The Elixir
Sometimes we decide–for no good reason–to give someone else a kind word or (even more powerfully) a quiet, kind thought. And it improves everything. Bad …
The Four Steps to Lead, Influence, and Sell Naturally
Whenever we encounter resistance as we seek to lead (with or without title), influence, or sell, it’s probably because we are doing it wrong. We …