KPIs: The Problem with Key Performance Indicators (and what to do instead)
Focus on the game, not the score: The Problem with KPIs KPIs are excellent indicators of success. AND, they can be remarkably distracting. So many teams focus on moving the number rather than on the behaviors that will lead to long-term success. Yes, KPIs are a vital...
How To Build a Strong Team Vision
From Team Vision to Velocity Activities and Habits That Bring Your Team’s Future to Life You’ve asked your team to think about a vision. You’ve received a few blank stares, a reference to the company’s mission statement, and someone sharing a team vision they...
How To Build Results That Last Beyond Your Tenure
I’ve heard all of the following phrases and many more like them uttered over the years. “I can’t take a vacation, every time I do the whole place falls apart.” “I had that organization running so well, and then she took over what a...
Connected, Creative, and Courageous: How Kids are Changing the World
If you are new to Let’s Grow Leaders, on Saturdays I have been doing a connected series on Developing Leadership in Kids. On Monday, I continue with grown-up leadership fare. Today’s post is multi-generational in nature and should be of interest to leaders...
How To Tell Your Boss The Truth
I learned this one the hard way. My first year out of grad school, I was invited to a symposium on self-directed work teams. In academia, I was well versed. I had little practical experience. The morning began with a senior executive sponsor setting the vision. After...
5 Ways to Get Better Feedback: Avoid the Diaper Genie
If you’ve bumped into us in an airport over the last 5 years, it’s likely we’ve been carrying a diaper genie. Why? It’s all about how to get and give better feedback. We’ve used this metaphor in so many programs, our son can even deliver...
Lead Me Please: Developing Leadership Standby Skills
This weekend, I attended the TEDxWomen’s conference in Washington, DC. The theme was “The Space Between.” Women and men sharing amazing stories about the magic that can happen in the convergence of extremes. “One day you will want to say, this...
Face Time or Face Time?
“We live in a world that is connected 24X7, but loneliness is at an all time high. We are trying to find our way” Elizabeth Lindsey, Explorer and Way Finder, see her 2012 TEDxWomen talk I walked into his office with a long list of updates to cover. We...
