How to Help Managers Become More Strategic
Are you looking to help your team be more strategic? Are you frustrated because they just don’t get it? You’re not alone. The good news, is it’s a skill that can be taught and nurtured. Chances are most folks have a larger capacity for strategic...Who’s Influencing Your Leadership?
Pleased to welcome this guest post from Bruce Harpham. In the world of music, composers and performers are influenced by each other every day. I was recently reminded of this tendency when I enjoyed a performance by pianist Richard Rubin. He showed how Andrew Lloyd...
What Everyone is Saying About Intimidation
I’m not often intimidated by questions from my MBA students, but this one was a stumper. It’s a question I’ve been wrestling with most of my career. “Why do so many execs choose to take stances of fear and intimidation?” Why are there so...How to Get Bigger Results from Small Talk
The truth is I HATE small, small talk. But you can’t get to big talk with strangers without some form of this connection cocktail. Strangers don’t grow into acquaintances, acquaintances don’t grow into connections, connections don’t grow into...3 Reasons Your Employee Engagement Program Isn't Working
In conference rooms all over the world, well-meaning HR types are sitting down with well-meaning managers and possibly a well-meaning consultant or two to talk about how to fix employee engagement. “How do we get these millennials to be deeply committed to their...
7 Ways to Build Trust With a New Team (With Video)
How to Build Trust When Your New Team is Skeptical You’ve got a long track record of leading well. You just wish your new team would talk to your last team about how trustworthy you are. That would save a heck of a lot of precious time. If you could build trust...LGL Labor Day: Be A Better Boss Challenge
It’s Labor Day in America, no better time for the LGL “Be A Better Boss Challenge.” Don’t worry, no ice buckets or donations necessary (although our porch was filled with buckets on Sunday). I’m just advocating for a bit of focused...
