What’s My Title?
How can we be leaders without a title (or, without the title we might want to have)? Easy. Solve a problem that others would love …
Leading
Tips and Insights about influencing people toward shared goals.
The First Step to Being Powerful in Life and Leadership
To be powerful, our first step is learn to tell it apart from force. The difference is difficult to describe but easy to see. We …
Are You the Visionary or the Builder?
In his book, The Hard Thing About the Hard Things, Ben Horowitz reminds us that there are two types of leaders. He calls them, appropriately, …
Hire The Expert…?
Who would you rather hire: the expert or the novice? Which we should hire depends on what we mean by “expert.” Often we think we …
Question Me, Please
What is the difference between, “Do this,” and “How should we get this done?” Tell me something or tell/ask me to do something and I …
When People Consistently Drop The Ball or Act Badly
We all sometimes make mistakes or do things in a less-than-helpful way (e.g. late, surly, or sloppily). We typically forgive each other, forget, and move …
What to Do When We See People Struggling, Pushing, Fighting, Complaining, Burning Out, or Leaving.
Every business must have a rhythm for people getting the right things done well together. The rhythm includes regular, sane, productive meetings, a way to …
Remember
Deep down, we know all this: People follow, agree with, and buy from people who are genuinely calm, energetic (those are not mutually exclusive), and …
TAP: The Accountability Process
Holding each other accountable is a critical part of working well together. All leaders must master this. Many struggle to get others to follow through. But …
We Don’t Dare Dictate Deadlines
Want to have more wasted effort, delays, and incomplete work? All we have to do is dictate deadlines and watch everyone’s productivity come crashing down. When …