The Blight of Soul-Crushing Useless Negative Feedback
Don’t let useless negative feedback sap your team’s motivation. Negative feedback is destructive and all-too-common. There are three common problems that erode the power of these conversations. My phone buzzed with a text message from Amena, a junior manager....
Human Resources: How Leaders Partner to Transform Results
Strategic partnerships with human resources professional can be game-changers. Your human resources professionals can be wonderful strategic partners and collaborate with you to achieve amazing results—but it takes trust and a solid relationship to get there. Too many...
Too Many Meetings – How to Free Your Team to Build, Create, and Thrive (video)
Too many meetings can frustrate productivity and morale. Reduce them to free your team. When your calendar staggers under the weight of too many meetings, start with design thinking, involve your team, and improve your use of asynchronous tools. It’s a refrain we’ve...
Inclusive Leadership – Moving through Discomfort
Inclusive Leadership Isn’t Comfortable Building inclusive leadership requires getting comfortable with discomfort, taking daily small steps, and being selective with the feedback you listen to. I’ve been reluctant to write this. At the core of my hesitation was...
