One Mistake Leaders Seem to Make When Planning Change
Successful change efforts have two necessary ingredients. Change efforts often go awry because one of those ingredients is missing and when its missing, leaders are in for a bumpier ride. Planning change usually focuses on an end state [...]
Is Your Team Really a Team?
Many teams consider themselves a team simply because of their placement on an organization chart but that isn’t what makes a team. Management thinker and author, David Clutterbuck, provides one of the best definitions of a team which [...]
Does Your Team Really Care About What You Have to Say?
A common mistake many leaders make is jumping right into a discussion without considering whether the team member on the other side of that discussion is open to what they have to say. In the busy pace of a [...]
A Wellness Strategy For Unwell Cultures
Too often, employer employee wellness strategies are based only on perks and programs. While these actions have value, and demonstrate an employer contribution towards wellness, they fall short when the workplace culture is unhealthy. Employees thrive in cultures [...]
The Five Daily Habits of Effective Leaders
Recently, I was asked to identify the daily habits of effective leaders. It was a great question and it caused me to reflect upon my observations and experiences of the leaders with whom I’ve worked. This is what [...]
What’s Really Going On When We Procrastinate
I’ll do it tomorrow. How many times have you thought this and before you know it, your good intentions are still just that – your good intentions? I’ve done it more times than I can count. When [...]
It’s Time to Rethink Performance Management
Performance management is a well-intended, yet often poorly executed, business practice. It’s time to rethink how we do this. There are actions we can take to minimize the traps and instead, help set managers up for successful, productive [...]
Facilitating Productive Performance Discussions.
A lack of dialogue is a common shortcoming of many performance management processes. Throughout this entire process, there are many opportunities for dialogue and one example is the final appraisal discussion. Regardless of whether the performance of the [...]
22 Things We Learned in 2022
Another year is ending. It is a time of year that lends itself to taking stock. In doing so, we’re reminded about how fortunate we are to do work that we enjoy with people who are interested in [...]
