Helping Leads to Successful Careers
Helping is scarce in many organizations. People need help. They are reluctant to raise their hands. Why? Individualized performance management systems Hidden agendas History and scar tissue Politics Expectations of reciprocity Burnout And yet, helping is the biggest...
Volunteer and Grow? Side Effects of Volunteering
Has volunteering made you a better leader? As I was getting established in my career, going to grad school at night, and becoming a mom, I kept thinking (and saying), “I just don’t have time to volunteer.” Sure, I would bake the cupcakes or volunteer...
Simple Gifts: The Best You Can Do is Enough
My favorite Christmas stories are the ones where a humble hero offers the best gifts he can muster. It never looks like much on the outside. In Why The Chimes Rang, a small child accomplishes what all the rich and famous could not with their extravagant gifts. He...
