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?
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.
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.
3 Sneaky Excuses for Procrastination: Are You Guilty?
There are a few really legitimate-sounding excuses that executives like me hide behind when it comes to Getting Stuff Done. Here are the Big Three. Do any of them stand between you and and the important projects YOU need to tackle or finish?