We might push, posture, protect, or prattle to get results in a meeting. Or we can let go, listen, learn, and lean in. Which aprroach is more likely to generate results that last beyond the end of the meeting? Right. In your corner, Mike P.S. And love. P.P.S. Which approach is more enjoyable, more likely […]
We spend way too much time and energy trying to get others to behave so that we feel better. Far better is to find a way to feel good ourselves then watch as the world syncs up with that buzz. In your corner, Mike
Destructive leadership rations energy. Productive leadership pumps energy into everyone freely. To share so much, we first have to find and tap for ourselves a virtually unlimited source. And where will find such a source? It’s right here and it’s called appreciation. In your corner, Mike
Our effectiveness as leaders rests upon the faith we have in our ability to change reality for the better. In your corner, Mike PS: Unless, of course, we like things exactly as they are. Today’s photo credit: bburky Lorem Bokeh 1 via photopin (license)
To get things done well, we need to be realistic. We need to understand and rely on concrete things such as priorities, constraints, people’s talents and motivators, and how everything fits together. We need to build the team’s capacity and repeatedly deliver on spec, on budget, and on time. To choose what things we are […]
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 complaint is bad for our health. Just being around it, our buzz drops and we become less vibrant, healthy, and effective. We need a little complaint (from ourselves and others) […]
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 tell them, we fear, they may overreact, under-perform, or leave. But if we don’t tell them, everybody else will overreact, under perform, or leave. Dang. In your corner, Mike PS: […]
Most people don’t know what they want. And if they do, they probably don’t know how to get it. That’s how we can help them. We, the noble leaders, sellers, and influencers are committed to win-win. We know the process. And we are good at running the process: connecting, listening, & exploring, suggesting & negotiating […]
The sages tell us that we each create our own reality. This is challenging. For, to believe it, we would have to come to grips with things like blame and guilt, science and causation, innocence and victimhood, and the possibility of having a usually hidden though wiser part of ourselves. But here’s the thing: even […]
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, Ones and Twos. We might call them the Visionary and the Builder. Neither is better. All organizations need both types. The Visionary focuses on the big picture, the strategy, and […]