Suspect Your New Hire Won’t Make It? 4 Mistakes to Avoid
Think termination is the only way out? Think again. Leverage the fact that your struggling employee may well be as frustrated as you. Four coaching tips which increase the odds of turning around your new employee’s performance – and reduce the chance of unpleasant departures or post-termination legal risks.
Nice Boss, Tough Boss: A Fairy Tale
Fairy tale mindsets create a powerful lens through which we view leadership. Do you let them affect how you act as a leader? If so, you may live LESS happily-ever-after.
At the Intersection of Food, Influence, and Leadership
You need someone’s help. You may or may not be his boss. He’s known you for 6 minutes. He is very busy, and offering free food isn’t an option. Now what?
Do You Bring Enough of Yourself to Work?
Don’t airbrush vulnerability, emotions, eccentricities, a life history, and imperfections out of YOUR leadership style. Here’s why.
The Dark Side of Collaboration, And How to Fight Back
In many companies, employees spend 80% of their time in meetings or answering colleagues’ requests. How to fight back?
Developing Leaders: Lessons from One of the Most Impressive Behavior Change Efforts Ever
What can a (stunning) program to feed starving children possibly teach us about developing stronger leaders? Meet the Elephant, whose neglect often foils leader behavior change initiatives.
Radical Candor: Is it Ever OK to Use the Word “Stupid” When Giving Feedback?
Is it Ever OK to Use the Word “Stupid” When Giving Feedback? How to Get Away with Serious Levels of Candor.
Nurturing the Art of Self-Coaching
When it comes to strengthening your team’s performance, there’s only one thing as powerful as taking the time to coach your direct reports: teaching them to self-coach.