To Create a Winning Environment, Use Winning Language
Language counts. The language you use sends subtle messages – intended or not – that speak to your effectiveness as a leader. ... Read More
The Value of Feeling Valued
Bernadine and I enjoy international travel. We love the feeling associated with adventure, with exploring. It’s the emotional mix of anticipation, exhilaration and apprehension. It’s a feeling of being fully alive. ... Read More
There’s a Reason it’s Called “Account-ability”
I was having coffee with David, a university student and football player who asked to meet with me to get my insights about starting a consulting practice. I’m always happy to meet with ambitious, young people who are eager to learn and grow. ... Read More
How to Make Your Meetings Productive
Bad meetings are as painful as good meetings are productive. How do you make sure that your meetings are the latter, that people are checked-in, not checked-out, and that they’re bringing their A-game? ... Read More
Don’t Follow the Golden Rule … There’s Something Better
Everyone knows the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It’s a simple yet powerful reminder to treat others the right way. ... Read More
What You Do is Not as Important as What They Experience
Many leaders do it. Because it’s so easy to do. They only see things through their own eyes. ... Read More
How To Be Right Without Making Others Wrong
You’re right and they’re wrong. And you know it. But if you tell someone they’re wrong or argue about why you’re right, then you’ll likely antagonize them. Cause them to be further entrenched in their position. Or even damage the relationship ... Read More
The Five Best Ways to Retain Employees
As if finding talented workers isn’t enough of a challenge today, you have to be increasingly diligent to keep them from walking out the back door. Retention is becoming tougher. What can you do? ... Read More
Why You Want to Reward For More Than Just Results
Carol Dweck is a Stanford Psychologies who studies human motivation and achievement. At the heart of her thinking is the idea that there are two mindsets – a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. Dweck’s view is that the mindset we adopt fundamentally s ... Read More
3 Truths About How People Process Change
A lot has been written about change. Unfortunately, much of it by people who haven’t been immersed in the many nuances of planning and implementing change. ... Read More
