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...
Developing Leadership Qualities in Kids
Thanks for tuning in to Let’s Grow Leader’s Saturday Series for developing leadership in kids. On Monday we return to our regular leadership fare. Today is a guest post from Curtis Fletcher. Developing Leadership Qualities in Kids Imagine almost any adult...
Who’s Really Writing Your Performance Appraisal?
The best leaders I know have one song stuck in their head as they enter performance appraisal season. “I can’t get no satisfaction? Nope “You can’t always get what you want?” I sure hope not. I see them humming, that old Christmas...
How to Change the Climate
Climate matters in crowds, in teams, in organizations. Does one person have the power to shift the climate from fun to frustrating? Can another person change it back? What can you do? It’s Cold? We were bundled up in our coats and boots, but the biting air still...
12 Turnaround Tactics
Turnaround situations offer a great opportunity to lead. I had one mentor whose tongue in cheek advice was, when considering taking a new job “always look for the one where the guy before you was an idiot.” I get most excited when the situation is a big...
