Building a Human-Centered Culture – Interview with Charlie Bailes IV
You build your culture one decision at a time—but how do you ensure that the decisions you make build the culture you want? In this episode, Charlie Bailes, VP of Human Resources and Distribution for ABC Fine Wine and Spirits shares practical ways you can build a...
How to Accidentally Sabotage Team Innovation
How to Inspire Better Team Innovation and Problem Solving It’s tragic when your attempt to protect your team members actually sabotages team innovation. If you really want a courageous culture, that means you go first. Your team is watching both what you do AND...
How Your Great Boss Might Be Hurting Your Career
Avoid Riding Coattails, Becoming a Mini-Me, and Other Career Limiting Mistakes Like other good things in life, a great boss relationship, taken to extremes, can wreak havoc with your career. I’ve seen otherwise smart and talented people lose credibility by...
Get Your Team Back on Track – Leading Through Distractions
Calm the Chaos and Get Your Team Back on Track Last-minute fire drills, interruptions, and real emergencies can become a permanent way of life. Get your team back on track by planning ahead with these five steps. It’s a common lament: “It’s so crazy around here. We...
A Tough Leadership Lesson
If you’ve ever worried about losing someone from your team or organization because you reinforce expectations, this episode’s for you. Early in my career, I learned a tough leadership lesson from a retired English teacher named Joan. In a few succinct...
Eliminate Bad Leadership: How to Overcome Your Leadership Fears
Avoid These Fear-Based Bad Leadership Practices Insecurity and fear can drive you to bad leadership practices that ruin relationships and limit results. You can overcome these leadership fears and increase your influence with these five straightforward steps....
Too Many Business Meetings? What to Do Now
Delegate Business Meetings to Save Time and Grow Your Team I’m not exactly sure why this is a thing. But for some reason, working from home seems to have quadrupled the number of business meetings for nearly every manager I talk with. We’ve been sharing...
Executive Presence in a Virtual World: What Matters Now?
Executive Presence: What You Need Now For Influence and Impact With more of us working remotely, what it means to have an executive presence is changing along with everything else. What matters most right now? Tips for upgrading your executive presence in a virtual...
