Be a Powerful Leader
A forceful leader defends her vulnerabilities and discounts her people’s capabilities. All that remains available to her to get things done is some form of …
Leading
Tips and Insights about influencing people toward shared goals.
More Valuable Indeed
Which is more valuable? To be the one who has the answer or to be the one who knows that we will find the answer …
Give It To Them
When leaders act as if there is one right way–their way, they become micromanagers. If this is you, please cut it out. You’re working way …
Accountability
You can make me responsible. And I will feel quite proud about that until you jump in and tell me what to do, how to …
Management by Pop Quiz
Long ago, companies were run by standardizing, squeezing out waste, and controlling everything. To make that work, employees were expected to know stuff that kept …
Juicy Goodness
Sure you can worry, complain, or get angry about another person’s decisions, behaviors, or attitude. You can go ahead and demand, plead, negotiate, attack, capitulate, …
4 Ways of Nimble Leadership
There are several good ways to lead. You can Conduct. You know what is and what is needed. You decide what others are to do, …
Organizational Culture
Organizational culture is not made with rules, procedures, processes, and systems. It does not come as a result of publishing your mission, vision, and values. …
I Notice
When we see someone repeatedly making the same mistake, we tend to tell them about it. The problem is, people will resist us telling them …
Company Strategy, Now in 3D
If your organization’s strategy seems confused, ineffective, or coming up short, then it may have some holes. A full strategy covers both sides of these …