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.
Why do many leadership development programs fail?
Why are leadership development announcements frequently met with rolled eyes and furtive sidelong glances, rather than enthusiasm? It doesn’t have to be that way.
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.
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.
10 Days and 34 Words to Better Relationships
How do you increase the odds that others do things well (and quickly) for you? 10 days and 34 words that can help.
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.
How & Why To Make Your Own Manager Happier
Most leaders view meeting or exceeding their goals as THE way to warm their boss’s heart. “I just need to beat my annual targets, right!? Then I, my boss, and my direct reports will all live happily ever after.” While that may be true, it is not the whole story.
Have You Made a “To-Not-Do” List Lately?
Most of you reading this post have drawn up thousands of To-Do lists. Some scrawled by hand on the backs of tattered envelopes, others color-coded in the latest electronic to-do software. But how many of you have ever drawn up a “To-Not-Do” list?