Why Organizations Fail
Organizations often fail because they focus on the wrong things. When you see any group (leadership team, functional team, sports team, board, entire organization, family, …
Leading
Tips and Insights about influencing people toward shared goals.
Believe It More Than They Do
To lead, coach, teach, parent, influence, or sell, you can study lots of techniques. And I recommend you do. To do these very well, cultivate …
Politics is a Symptom
Where you see politics in your workplace, resist the temptation to blame your co-workers. Yes, there are some people who are naturally very political. They …
The Best and Worst Ways to Describe a Role
“Fit” is such an important driver for people and need for organizations. Everyone–from the big boss to the mail room clerk–in every organization–from the largest …
The Leader’s Secret
A client and friend asked, “How do I get my team to work smarter?” We could talk about a practical set of steps to take. …
Plug In
One quick way to cultivate access to you (Effectiveness Habit #7) is to read brief quotes, sayings, or thoughts that you agree with and that …
Effectiveness Habit #5: Know Why
The weight of all your tasks can wear you down. Build resilience and feel good with today’s habit: Effectiveness Habit #5: Know Why It’s all …
Go for the Understanding
From the “you have to slow down to speed up” department comes this reminder: seek, first, to understand the other person’s perspective. Want to get …
5 Easy Pieces of Career or Corporate Strategy
Strategy exercises–whether for your career or your organization–often fail because they are incomplete. They scratch the itch we all get to have our daily work …
What if you decided what success is?
If you look at it–really look at it–success for your life, career, or organization has to be what you say it is. Others do influence …