How to Become the Best ___________
One of my millennial friends, Vince, recently posted this on Facebook. “I may not be the best organist, and yes, I play it like a piano. But I am determined to learn the Tocatta part of Tocatta and Fugue in D minor down for Saturday for a tour group I am playing...
How to Succeed With Limited Resources
You don’t have enough time, enough resources, or budget– or maybe you lack all three. You may be surprised to know that’s exactly what stacks the odds of success in your favor. According to research psychologist Adam Grant, increasing resources...
How to Stop Drama Queens and Chronic Complainers From Destroying Your Team
I often start my speeches on employee engagement sharing prototypes of various kinds of disengagement. The favorite is always Barbara Boatrocker– “her life feels like a sad country song, every little thing is wrong”– for the appropriate...
Why Job Descriptions are a Dying Art
A client called. “Karin, I’m going to send you the job description for the new role we designed, but ignore all the HR mumbo jumbo. Just concentrate on the competencies and see if they seem right to you based on the strategy we’ve been working...
Why to Be Overconfident (every now and then)
There’s a name for people who are over-confident all the time. And it’s not good. But every now and then, the situation calls for a quick response of “I know exactly what to do, follow me.” Over-confident Lessons from the Port-o-Pot The outdoor...
How To Get Their Attention
I’ve written 640 blog posts and never had a response like I received from last Monday’s post, What Happens When We Really Listen. Notice I didn’t say “reaction,” I’m not counting up social shares or page views, I’m talking...
Frontline Festival: 22 Leaders Share about Peer Relationships
Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our August Festival is all about communication. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Next month’s Festival is a special edition! See details...
What Happens When We Really Listen: Why Listening Matters
What happens when you really listen? When’s the last time you really listened to someone you cared about? How about to a colleague or customer? When’s the last time someone really listened to you? What Happens When We Really Listen Have you ever noticed...
