Now Lead the Change – Interview with Nick Jankel
Three unprecedented sources of change in the outside world are putting intense pressure on every organization and leader to adapt quickly. Enterprises that don’t transform what they do and how they do it (repeatedly) will inevitably fail. In this...
Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about Culture
In this month’s Frontline Festival, top leadership experts share a variety of perspectives and insights on culture. We’ve also included some quotations from our newest book, Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and...
How to Get Better at Remote Small Talk
Try These Practical Techniques to Improve Your Remote Small Talk Small talk is challenging for many leaders, but it can be even more challenging when leading a remote team. In this episode of Asking For a Friend, I talk with small talk experts Debra Fine and Scott...
Two Decision-Making Actions that Will Save You Months of Frustration
Too many decision-making meetings devolve into frustrating, passive wastes of time. In this episode, you’ll get two actions you can take to ensure you make smarter, faster decisions that energize your team.
How to Prevent Well-Intentioned Big Mouths From Hijacking Your Virtual Meeting
Tips for Being More Inclusive in Your Virtual Meeting The pivot to more virtual meetings didn’t create this problem. Anyone who has ever run more than a meeting or two knows the challenge of managing the person who just can’t seem to shut up. Whether in a...
One Way to Cultivate a More Resilient and Creative Team
A creative team starts with room to think. The rocky mountain air was crisp with fall chill–a perfect time for a fire in the wood-burning stove. We placed the logs on top of the kindling, held the flame beneath the wood, and … nothing happened. Our fire-to-be had the...
Positive Influence – an Interview with Glenn Parker
Be ready to take notes as Glenn Parker shares the four ways you can help people to become their best self, why this is such a critical leadership skill, and a master-class in leading through any crisis. Connect with Glenn: Positive Influence Website:...
How Do I Change My Leadership Approach Without Losing Credibility? (video)
We were nearing the end of our live-online leadership program with an amazing group of start-up CEOs at Bulb Africa in Nigeria, and it was time for Q&A (or, as I like to call it, “Asking For a Friend.”) when one brave CEO asked about how to change his...
