Give Consequences or Explore Them
We can give consequences so that people don’t screw up. “If you don’t complete this by Friday, we might as well kiss the Fortuna deal …
Leading
Tips and Insights about influencing people toward shared goals.
Fake It ‘Til You Make It Or Feel It First?
If we want to be calmer, kinder, more patient, more caring, a better listener, etc., do we start by generating the feelings of the attitude …
What To Do When Conversations Stop Being Productive
We want to converse plainly, honestly, and respectfully. We want the others to say what’s on their mind. We want them to give us the …
You Don’t Need to Know
From a very early age, we have been taught to get good at and to value knowing the answer. In the classroom, on tests, and …
Nucleation
Just as a single fleck dropped into a supersaturated solution creates awesome results, it takes just a spark of optimism to turn everyone toward possibility, progress, and profound success. …
They Set the Date
A great leadership adage goes, “If I tell you, I still own it. If you tell me, you own it.” If we as leaders say, …
Seeing the Good
Listen to conversations on the street, through the media, at work, and even at home. Much of what we hear is complaint. And too much …
Feeling Justified?
We might feel justified for thinking that we are small, low-power players who cannot possibly change the things we care about. But we’d be wrong. …
Rock Stars
When we are worried about what to say, how someone might react, or how we’ll be judged, we are pointing the camera at ourselves. We get …
You Gotta Tell ‘Em
Needing to deal with poor behavior from someone (especially when it’s consistent) is actually our second problem. Our first problem is telling them. If we …