Leadership Teams that Work
Show me an organization that is suffering and I’ll show you an organization with a broken leadership team. Show me an organization that consistently thrives …
A Better Way and Why
Why not to do anything : To pay the bills To avoid pain To please another To get the girl or guy To stay safe …
A Thought Game
Let’s play a thought game… Pretend you make a wish that the craziness stops and everything in your work and personal lives is exactly as …
Hope, Make, or Allow
You can hope that something will happen. And we all know that hope is not a strategy. You can try to make something happen. It …
What Does FAE Say?
We have an odd tendency to pin blame on others instead of the situation. Social psychologists call this the fundamental attribution error (FAE). Think of …
How to Know What They Need from You
In yesterday’s post, we discussed how to give and get useful, easy-to-hear feedback. With that feedback, you know what you are doing well, what could …
How to Make Feedback Easier
How well are you serving your company, team, clients, and boss? It is critically important to know how you are doing. And often difficult to …
Oddly Effective
Here are two oddly effective steps to improve your relationship and influence with anyone. Say silently to yourself about the other person, “I see that …
Items Lingering in Your Inbox
Items that linger in your inbox sap your effectiveness. The longer they remain, the more pressure, guilt, or distraction you will feel and the less …
Opportunity Knocks and Knocks
They say that Opportunity does not knock twice. Don’t believe them. Opportunity knocks and knocks. Each knock offers a different opportunity, of course. Not better …