Earth Day Leadership Challenge: How Will Your Garden Grow?
It’s Earth Day. Perhaps you’ll take out the recycling. Or, maybe you’ll sing a sweet song like these little leaders. Good start. Others are doing more. Ron Finley Guerilla Gardener I’m blown away by the leadership of Ron Finley, Guerilla...
Frontline Festival-April 2013: Feedback and Coaching Edition
This month’s Frontline Festival is all about Feedback and Coaching. I am delighted by the outpouring of submissions. It’s an amazing line-up. Courageous Feedback Lolly Daskal, encourages us to take some risks in giving feedback in her post, We Need a...In Defense of Wow: It's Okay to Be Impressed
Leaders who are afraid to acknowledge success lack confidence in their vision. Being impressed doesn’t incent laziness. Leaders gloss over great, looking for greater. They could have said, wow! “This idea is amazing! But, I’d better not act...
2 Ways to Instantly Lose Credibility with Your New Team
You’ve got a new job, a new team, or a new project. Credibility is vital, but people are skeptical. Questioning eyes wonder, “who is this guy?” “why him?” “seriously?” Their looks intimidate. And you wonder, “why...
Helping Leads to Successful Careers
Helping is scarce in many organizations. People need help. They are reluctant to raise their hands. Why? Individualized performance management systems Hidden agendas History and scar tissue Politics Expectations of reciprocity Burnout And yet, helping is the biggest...
Buzzword Bingo: When Words Get in the Way
Cut the crap. Stop using buzzwords. Say what you mean, not what feels fancy. Distract with your words, and they won’t hear your message. Leaders use buzzwords to … mask insecurity sound like leaders because they worry that they aren’t) enhance...
How to Give Your Boss Bad News (the D.A.R.N. way)
The Secret to Giving Your Boss Bad News Without Freaking Them Out Darn-it. You screwed up. Or, perhaps you trusted your team and now you have empowerment fun amok. You don’t want to blame them, but you’re mad too. Your boss will be ticked. And worse, she...Resume Remedy: 5 Questions Your Resume Must Answer
That guy with the job posting already has an “obvious choice.” He’s been grooming several mentees. Others have invested in informational interviews. HR told him he had to post the job, so he’s got a stack of candidates. You’ve got a slim...
