Chaos Curtailed: How To Shield Your Team
I am a big believer in transparency. Transparency builds trust and creates a trusting and respectful work environment. Share vision. Share rationale. Share decision-making processes. Don’t share chaos. Trust me. I’ve learned this one the hard way. Sharing...
To Tell The Truth: The Problem with “Positioning”
Framing. Positioning. WIFM (them). Spin. If you are a leader, you have sat in one of these meetings. How do we explain this to them… in a way they can hear, understand, and feel good about? How you position a change matters. A lot. And yet, If you find yourself...
10 Ways Fear Slows Us Down
Back in November, Dan Rockwell wrote 4 words that have stuck with me. “Fearful leaders need certainty.” Try walking around with that in your heart for a month or two and observe. Watch leaders you admire. Observe leaders you don’t. Consider how you...
Courage Today and Tomorrow
I’ve been thinking about fear and courage more than I care to these days. I am watching my mother handle a poorly timed and devastating cancer diagnosis with grace, optimism and courage. We are all scared. We are following her lead. Everything is suddenly put...
Good Leaders Remember Names: How to Get Better
A moment to remember their name is a simple way to show you care Chris and Jo are getting ready to pitch their idea at a meeting with new stakeholders. Both wander around the meeting beforehand making small talk. Chris makes a point to remember names as he goes. Both...
How To Be Your Own Experiment
Have you made a New Year’s resolution? I am always astounded at how many folks tell me that their resolution is “the same as last year.” It’s often the same with our leadership. We read the books, we take the course, we build our action plans....
Push Harder, Dig Deeper, Raise the Bar…Or?
When we feel stuck, there is a tendency to push harder. What if that doesn’t work? “If you do everything you possibly can to get something to happen, and it doesn’t, than an angel must be on the road somewhere, so don’t beat the donkey. Take a little time out,...
Best of 2012: Top 10 Posts From Let’s Grow Leaders
As the year draws to a close, one reader suggested I share my thoughts on “best of 2012,” particularly for those readers who may have joined recently. And so, with deep gratitude for all of your support, I share a few of my favorites in case you missed...
