When One Tough Conversation Isn’t Enough
What do you do when you’ve talked with a team member about a performance issue, but nothing changes? In this episode, learn the ART of the tough conversation – how to avoid talking about the same issue repeatedly and address what’s really...
How to Stop Wasting People’s Courage
Eliminate courage sinkholes to energize your team. When you think about inspiring courage at work, what comes to mind? Encouraging your team to … Speak their truth in meetings? Challenge your thinking? Share new ideas? Question the way we’ve always done it? Find a...
Post-Mortem Meeting: How to Make Yours Better
Ditch the Post-Mortem Meeting and Hold a Post-Project Celebration If you’re like most managers we talk with, you know the importance of a great post-mortem meeting. But unless your project ends in disaster, it’s easy to skip the review and move on to the...
6 Secrets to a Successful Mentoring Program
If you’re looking to start a successful mentoring program consider these six key components. Think past process and criteria to truly consider the human dynamics at play. Start With Considering Your Amazing Mentor Ask anyone who’s ever had an amazing...
How Leaders Can Master Tough Performance Conversations
One of the most important leadership skills you’ll ever need is the ability to hold tough conversations – and do it well. Master tough conversations and your influence will soar. Most managers, however, never learn how to have tough conversations in...
11 Inspiring Leadership Secrets from Bonsai
A mature bonsai tree commands attention. With a single tree, a master evokes an entire landscape and tells a story of power, perseverance, struggle, or abundance. As I’ve studied bonsai, I realized there are many leadership secrets available for leaders who want to...
Start Here to Inspire Your Team and Double Productivity
As a leader, there is one connection you can make that will do more to inspire your team and increase productivity than anything else you might say. In fact, when you move from none of this to all of it, you can double your team’s productivity....
One Question Leaders Ask to Build Better Ideas
To build better ideas, point people toward solutions. You can’t possibly come up with the solution to every problem. You know you need your team’s input. And even when you’ve got a good idea, it can improve. Your team can help you build better ideas — but it takes...
