Developing People When You Don’t Have the Time
You’ve got 37 tasks that needed to be done yesterday and somewhere in the back of your mind you know that you should be investing in your people and helping them to grow. You’re right, of course – but you don’t have time not to develop...
How to Lead When Your Team Can’t See the Obvious
It seems so obvious—until it isn’t. Bonaire is a desert island in the south Caribbean that’s known for fantastic coral reefs, flamingos, sea salt production, and donkeys. Coral, flamingos, and salt occur naturally in Bonaire. Donkeys—not so much. In the 1600s...
How to Help Your Team Navigate the Chaos
How do you help your team navigate the chaos, particularly when you’re feeling frustrated, overwhelmed (and maybe even a bit frightened)? In this article, I share three ways to help your team navigate the chaos of reorganization, shifts in direction or toxic...
When the Job Outgrows Your Employee
You’ve got an employee who does great work, but their role is changing. It will ask for new and different skills from them. You’re not sure they’ll be able to succeed. You’re a caring, compassionate leader who’s also committed to...
How to Prepare Your Successor For Success
7 Ways to Help Your Successor Succeed The same mentor who jokingly told Karin that if you want people to think you’re a rock star “always follow an idiot” also smiled and said, “and always leave an idiot as your successor.” Not the best...
How to Lead When Your Employees Don’t Have to Follow
Leading people who don’t have to follow starts with your mindset. How do you lead when people don’t have to follow? In a recent long-term leadership development program Karin and I conducted for leaders from around the globe, this was one of the most common questions...
How to Start the New Decade in Deeper Conversations
Hold Deeper Conversations With Your Team As we start a new decade, what if you took a minute to have some deeper conversations with your team? In addition to your kick-off meetings and goal setting sessions, what if you also paused to have a deeper conversation to...
The Best Leadership Articles of 2019 (based on your votes)
Each year, it’s fun to review the stats and determine what our readers found to be the best leadership articles of the year. The best leadership articles of 2019 covered a range of topics including culture, meetings, performance appraisals, leading...
