The Biggest Reason Teams Get Stuck
Unsticking your team is one of the biggest challenges of a leader. When inertia sets in, there’s almost always a breakdown in belief at some level. When teams stop believing they stop doing. If your team has lost that magic feeling, look for signs of...5 Secrets to a Successful Panel Interview (and other career tips)
As if you weren’t already stressed enough about the interview, now you realize it’s 3 against one. There’s strength in numbers, and the numbers are on their side. Don’t freak out, with a few careful moves you can leverage a panel interview to...
10 Questions Your Team Is Afraid to Ask
Your team has questions they’re afraid to ask. They’ve got limited information, but they figure if you wanted to tell them you would. They worry that raising the issue will look like insubordination, or somehow make them look less in your eyes. Maybe you...
How To Build a Leadership Credo
How to Build a Leadership Credo What’s your leadership credo? Have you ever sat down to really think about your deepest beliefs and core values? It’s so easy to just get through your day, without really thinking about how you lead and why. Days become...The Biggest Mistake NEW Leaders Make
As a follow-up to our discussion about the Biggest Mistakes Team Leaders make,Bruce Harpham, a project management education expert, offers his insights on the biggest mistakes NEW leaders make. Mark Twain said, “Good judgement is the result of experience and...
5 Creative Ways To Make Your Resume Stand Out
Show Up Extraordinary With a Better Resume You’re no ordinary candidate, so why settle for a yawner of a resume? Long gone are the days of fancy creamy vanilla paper as the go-to standard. Most resumes are emailed and viewed online. So ditch the old-school...When MBWA Becomes Oh Crap Here They Come
Nothing could be easier than getting out amongst the troops, wandering around and listening, right? MBWA,or management by wandering around, is one of the truly great management techniques. So why do so many executives royally screw it up, leaving a path of fear and...The Best Way to Reduce Stress in Stupid Situations
While I was getting worked up at all the stupidity, my colleague always had the same response: “fascinating.” He had a strange sense of calm, while my head was exploding. I knew he was as deeply invested in the scene as me, and I often wondered–...
