How To Disrupt the Disruption and Help Your Team Move Forward
You wouldn’t have wished for this ridiculous, unprecedented disruption. But if you’re like many leaders I talk with, this stressful period has also been surprisingly energizing. Until it wasn’t. You’re proud of your team. They’ve been working round the clock on a […]
7 Ways to Encourage Creative Thinking in Your Team
It Takes Clarity and Curiosity to Encourage Creative Thinking Businesses around the world face a changing normal, where it’s hard to say what things will look like in one year, much less six months from now. For some this means finding entirely […]
Leaders Share about Resiliency and Change: A Frontline Festival
At this moment of unprecedented change and strain, with double-digit unemployment and everyone on a fast-pivot to do the best they can, with what they have, from where they are, resiliency has become a vital, universal conversation. So this month we’ve invited […]
How to Overcome the Toxic Courage Crushers in Your Organization
The irony of a courageous culture is that it takes less daily courage to be successful. If you want to build teams of micro-innovators, problem solvers, and customer advocates, eliminate the toxic courage crushers intimidating your people. Eliminate the Courage Crushers A […]
How to Tap into Past Moments of Courage to Cultivate More
The best way to find courage, is to remember that last time you did the right thing and how it made you feel. Small moments of courage make it easier the next time. “All courage is a threshold crossing. Often there is […]
How to Start Your Next Zoom Meeting In a More Meaningful Way
Have you noticed that most Zoom meetings start one of two ways? Friendly banter. “Hey Lauren, why did you choose Tiger King as your virtual background?” “Oh my gosh, I need a haircut.” “Haha, not me. There are some advantages to […]
How To Change Your Mind and Not Lose Their Trust and Support
Does this sound familiar? You started the year with a clear vision and direction. You’ve rallied people around that vision and worked hard to engage everyone’s hearts and minds. You connected what to why. And had brilliant momentum. No one ever anticipated […]
How to Help Your Team Manage Change
Connection is key to help your team manage change. When you have a clear picture of where you want to go but your team won’t come along as quickly as you want, it can feel like you’re trying to pull a car […]
4 Ways to Stop Frustrating Misunderstandings
Frustrating misunderstandings aren’t inevitable. I was sitting in the car outside our house, waiting for our son to join me on a trip to the grocery store. After waiting for a while, I called his cell phone. “Are you coming?” “Where are […]
This Isn’t Helpful Advice
I want to give you an insightful bit of leadership or management wisdom that will help you navigate the world right now. But my inbox is overflowing with advice. Most of it is trite. Advice that just isn’t helpful right now. I […]
Leaders Share Support Resources for Times of Crisis: A Frontline Festival
During this extremely challenging time, it’s so heartwarming to see so many people doing all they can to be helpful. We’ve been so grateful to receive the amazing support resources coming from our Frontline Festival contributors. The array of quality tools and […]
How to Be a Better Leader as Your Responsibilities Scale
Transitions in scope and scale are tricky. If you continue to approach your work exactly the same as you did at the last level, you will surely fail. On the other hand, if you abandon all your best characteristics and approaches that […]