How Do I Get My Team to Trust Me?
It’s one of the most frequently asked questions we hear from well-intentioned leaders, “how do I get my team to trust me?” The first question I ask is, are you trusting them? If you want your team to trust you, trust them to trust you. Trust the...
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...
Frontline Festival: Leaders Give Pointers on Creating Connection
Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is all about creating connection. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Frontline Festival follows up on this...
Show Me the Love: Recognition that Makes a Difference (with video)
Recognition and Appreciation that Makes a Difference at Work Yesterday a high-potential, high-performing VP called: Karin, the thing is, I know I’ve been accomplishing a lot. And I shouldn’t need this. But, I just wish one of the big guys would just say...
Try This Surprisingly Simple Way to Raise the Bar
Are you looking for ways to raise the bar for your team? Are you trying to motivate your team to the next level? Here’s one surprising way to raise the bar. A Surprising Simple Way to Raise the Bar She looked right at me and yelled across the gym floor with...
5 Signs Diaper Drama Is Destroying Your Culture
Diaper Genies are a FABULOUS invention– for parents and nurseries. They hide the stink of a poopie diaper and exponentially increase the interval necessary to empty the trash. The stink stays conveniently wrapped tightly in plastic so no one can smell it. 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...
Frontline Festival: Leaders Share Goal Setting Strategies for their Teams (and Themselves)
Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. This month’s festival is all about goal setting (especially with your team) for the new year. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s...
