Courage: 5 Ways to Show Up Stronger (Even When You’re Scared)
Have you ever wanted to take a stand, but kept quiet? Have you had a moment of bravery you found hard to explain? Where does courage come from? A Courageous Guest Post from Selvia of Glowstone Peak Karin and David asked me to share some of my thoughts on courage for...
The Power of Observation: 6 Ways to Show Up Helpful
I just got off the phone with a frustrated CEO, who was fired up after a half day of observation in one of his call centers. “Karin, Why don’t these managers GET IT? I just left a visit to one of our call centers and within an hour, I’ve seen more...
Why Bother Speaking Up? It Won’t Help (and other Destructive Thinking)
Have you ever heard yourself saying those words? “Why bother speaking up, it won’t do any good?” Or “I’ve tried speaking up in the past, and no one cared.” Or “Speaking up isn’t valued around here, I’ll just keep...
How to Avoid the Most Seductive Leadership Mistake
This leadership mistake is seductive–we know because we’ve been there. It feels good. It feels logical. And it’s the fastest way to stunt your growth as a leader. Have you ever sat in a leadership meeting or training and thought, “Oh,...
Forced Ratings – Awful Problems and What Leaders Do Instead
Forced Ratings Cause More Problems Than They Fix Recently we were working with senior leaders in a global company who faced a challenging morale problem. They hired talented capable people who were producing good work – but their talent was leaving. Leaders at every...
5 Ways to Think Like an Entrepreneur: Even if You Work for the Big Guys
“Entrepreneurship is a chance to trade a solution to someone who has a problem that needs solving. Solve more problems, solve bigger problems, solve problems more widely, and you’re an entrepreneur. It’s tempting to industrialize this work, to make it something with...
Long-Distance Leaders: How to Use the Right Tool at the Right Time
Why Richness and Scope Matter to Long-Distance Leaders With the ever-increasing role of remote workers, we’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Wayne Turmel, co-author of The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership. Technology is...
Remote Leaders: How to Use the Right Tool at the Right Time
Why Richness and Scope Matter to Long-Distance Leaders With the ever-increasing role of remote workers, we’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Wayne Turmel, co-author of The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership. Technology is...
