3 Consequences of Promoting the Smart, Successful Jerk (with video)
The Problem With Promoting a Jerk at Work Oh, he’s good. Very good. He gets sh__ done. It’s hard to argue with the results. So what if he’s ruffling a few feathers… with his team, with his peers, with HR, with IT? The better he does, the...
A Fresh, Fast, and Fun Way to Focus Your Team
If you’re like most managers, you’re neck deep in performance agreements, stretch goals, and the dance between managing your boss’s expectations and warning your team not to sandbag. How you spend January can make the difference between a...
Skip-Level Meetings: How to Avoid These Big Mistakes
Avoid These Big Mistakes in Skip-level Meetings Skip-level meetings always seem like a good idea at the time. A little MBWA (management by walking around) never hurt anyone. Or did it? Ask the right skip-level meeting questions, and you build trust and learn a lot....
The Morning After: 6 Sure-Fire Ways to Ensure Your Training Sticks
“John” glanced excitedly at the conference room walls filled with easel sheets, plans and ideas. And then sighed deeply as he shuffled though his deep pile of notes and action items. “Karin, I guarantee you, I’ll be a better leader tomorrow...
