What’s in it for We?
Quick note before you read: this one isn’t mine! When I read this last summer, I tucked it away knowing there would be a perfect time to share its brilliance....
Right or Productive?
I am a child of the 70s (and, by the way, feeling prouder of that fact by the day).I was raised on the best street ever.Sesame Street.Every episode of Sesame...
Discussion or Dueling Monologues?
Welcome to June!How that happened so quickly this year is beyond me. Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention? Maybe I've been having so much fun with clients and new projects? That...
Multiplying Impact Through Curiosity
With our ongoing theme of Building and Empowering Teams, today I'll help you multiply your impact as a leader by sharing one small shift to your inquiry skills. Most leaders try...
The Anti-Team-Building Technique
The plan this Friday was to share my version of the ultimate Anti-Team-Building Technique.I sat down at my computer, all set to opine and wax poetic on the subject, when waiting in...
The First Leader You Ever Had
Before any of us had a manager, a mentor, or a coach, most of us had a mother or a significant maternal figure in our lives who was quietly modeling leadership...
Reflections Needed Before Goal-Setting Commences
I just finished digesting Sébastien Page's The Psychology of Leadership, and there's a concept he shares that I can't seem to shake:Most of us are accidentally optimizing for the wrong things.(Come...
The Paradox of Transparency
We often hear that transparency is the hallmark of great leadership. "Communicate everything!" "No secrets!" "Radical candor!"Well........I'm of the school of thought that thinks unfiltered transparency is possibly more damaging than opacity. And...
Fear and Hiding
Brace yourselves for this one, folks. As I was rereading what I had written, I realized this one might feel like a swift kick in the pants versus a nice warm cup...
Five Skills Separate Great Managers from the Rest
We spent last month swimming in the pool of self-awareness and learning how to better understand ourselves and those around us in more profound ways. This month, we're turning our...