How Do I Build Better, More Meaningful, Work Relationships?
Strong Work Relationships Start Better Questions I’m so excited to share this week’s Asking for a Friend all about work relationships. I hosted Michael Bungay Stanier live on LinkedIn for a conversation about how to have better relationships at work and talk...
When Values Clash: Overcome an Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture
To build a great corporate culture, don’t ignore the conflict between values When it comes to building a great corporate culture, one of the most common frustrations we hear from senior leaders and executives is that “We involved everyone. We worked together to define...
How to Cultivate Compassionate Accountability: A Path to Human-Centered Leadership
Compassionate Accountability: A Key Ingredient of Human-Centered Leadership Today on #AskingforaFriend I talk with Nate Regier, Ph.D. about an issue I hear so many people struggle with right now. How do we provide compassionate accountability? Nate shares some of his...
How Leaders Listen with Oscar Trimboli
If you want to be heard, you need to know how to listen. Communication isn’t all about what you say. It’s about what you hear, what you notice, and how you respond. In short: it’s about how you listen. And despite leaders spending eighty-three percent of their day...
How to Talk With a Passive-Aggressive Coworker (And Not Play Their Game)
What to Say When a Passive-Aggressive Coworker Tries to Ruin Your Day Passive-aggressive behavior is contagious. It’s easy to let yourself react with frustration or even get passive-aggressive (or maybe aggressive-aggressive) yourself. Now you look like the jerk—not...
The Power of Great Teamwork: Strategies for Building High-Performing Teams
Achieve Success Together: How Great Teamwork Turns Talent into Performance Are you ready to learn how great teamwork can propel your organization into high performance? This week on #AskingForaFriend I have a conversation with my friend Dr. David Burkus about what...
Question Your Leadership Assumptions with Melissa Swift
If you change your leadership assumptions, can you create a powerhouse with the organization or team you already have? The COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-changing array of new ways of working seem to have all of us asking, “Does work really have to suck this bad?” It...
Powerful Phrases to Win With a Moody Boss, Even a Dropper of F-Bombs
What To Say Next When Your Boss Gets Cranky Maybe it’s a side effect of passion, intensity, or creativity, but have you ever noticed that many high-achieving managers also have a moody dark side? Moody people are hard to work around. If it’s your boss who is moody,...
