How to Lead in a Caustic Culture
To lead in a caustic culture, focus on your influence. It’s a question we hear after every keynote we deliver: “I want to build a Courageous Culture, but I don’t know if it will work at my company. It’s not a healthy place and the people I report to aren’t interested...
The Problem with Just Do Your Job
“Just do your job” is a Passive Way to Avoid Vital Conversations Perhaps you’ve heard a leader tell their people, “It’s not that hard – just do your job.” Or maybe you’ve had a team member say something like this? “I just want to do my job. I...
Don’t Let Limited Perspective Destroy Your Team
Limited perspective traps leaders and drives apart teams. Recently, I’ve watched an organization of passionate and caring people disintegrate. The limited perspective of leaders and team members has frustrated communication and problem-solving. They’ve devolved into...
5 Reasons Your Employees Ignore Your Coaching
Have you ever had (what you thought was) a great coaching conversation—your employee seems to get it—but fifteen minutes later they’re back to their old habits? So you give them more coaching, this time “louder” either literally, or through...


