The Dumpster Effect: When Your Recognition Program Backfires
Why do some recognition programs backfire? How a Recognition Program Can Do More Harm Than Good We had pulled into the parking lot for a wedding. We were staying on premium points (read that, free) for which I’m grateful, so I won’t disclose the hotel...
7 Ways To Inspire Hope
How do you inspire hope when someone is really stuck? Jason’s Story Jason had all the signs and words of “stuck.” “I can’t.” “No one will help.” “No options.” He’d stopped trying to improve the...
Cross-Training To Strengthen Leadership Skills
Today’s cross-training moment is a guest post from David Tumbarello. When he’s not guest blogging for Let’s Grow Leaders, David provides data and writing solutions in the health care field. The leisure activity he enjoys the most is coaching children...
Impatience As A Leadership Virtue
“Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength” ~ Charles Caleb Colto “Karin, we should be able to have this project done by the end of the year.” I listened impatiently as the team broke down the timeline, contingencies,...6 Ways To Encourage Persistence (Without Crushing Your Team)
Dissect the stories of highly successful people across any context and you’ll find a few things in common: relentless commitment, radical hours, laser focus, tremendous sacrifice, above all that persistence. I’m always inspired by the stories of those...
Leadership Development Made Easy
Leadership development used to be easier. Early in my career, my team was small, and I was in HR leading other HR folks. We all spoke the same language, and everyone believed in leadership development. Then a move out of HR to a team 50 times the size in a union...60 Reasons Leaders Stop Learning
Do you have a leader on your team who thinks they’ve already got this leadership thing handled? There is nothing left to learn? When leaders stop learning, their teams stop growing too. I’ve been asking leaders across many contexts why leaders stop...
Frontline Festival August: Energy And Engagement
I’m delighted to present the August edition of the Frontline Festival. Thought leaders around the world share their insights on energy and engagement. I am inspired and grateful for these amazing contributions. Managing Personal Energy and Engagement Jesse Lynn...
