Eight crucially effective leadership skills
This comes with some research via Google, and a bit more via Harvard and Stanford. Let’s see what we can suss out. Continue Reading
Leadership
People spend billions of dollars a year, and fly all over the world, to discuss and debate and analyze leadership. But what if it’s simpler than that?
The great project planning myth
Project planning? No time! I got a boss to please! (But seriously, here’s a research-backed look at why most project plans aren’t that great.) Continue Reading
Leadership traits: Understand push vs. pull
You can force the message out, or you can get your people to be ride-or-die with you on the message. What’s your deal? Continue Reading
The problem with your decision makers
Many are just digital paper-pushers. And here’s why. Continue Reading
Effective feedback: Avoid ‘The Shit Wave’
“Why wasn’t this done exactly to my specs? Gahhhhhh!” (pause) “Well, even though you’re my manager, I haven’t spoken to you in six weeks.” Continue Reading
Great place to work myth: Compensation
There are hundreds of studies about what makes a great place to work, yes? And most bear out this idea that compensation is NOT paramount in that equation — although executives are often confused by this. Continue Reading
The Era of Professional Boundaries
… but unfortunately, it’s often designed to protect those already with power and influence. Continue Reading
The problem with collaboration tools
You really think it’s gonna cut down on your email? Ideally it would, but you don’t know Samantha from Accounting and her reluctance to change, now do you…? Continue Reading