Rather than a one-sided interviewing dynamic, working relationships could start with an open exchange of perspectives and personalities. We've all been there—that nagging feeling of uncertainty when starting to work with a new boss. Will we click? What are their...
Leadership Development
How to Develop Leaders: Stop Giving Answers, Ask More Questions
As executives, we’ve been trained to have all the answers. As leaders, however, often the best thing we can do is ask questions instead. This year, a poem changed my leadership. Let me share the poem with you—and don’t worry, it’s a haiku, so this will be brief: Talk...
3 Marketing Lessons That Can Make You a Better Leader
Have you ever worked in an organizational culture that reflected its leader’s personality and behavior? Have you ever worked in an organizational culture that reflected its leader’s personality and behavior? It’s quite common for a new leader, in fact, to start...
3 Things Your Team Wants from Your Leadership
What brings a hard-working and proven senior leader to the point of polishing her resume? Failure to let them know they are seen, heard, and appreciated. The first sentence out of her mouth told me a lot. “I’m so frustrated that I want to call my boss and give him my...
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Team Development
Undertaking an Active Listening Tour to Help Create a High-Performing Team
When your listening is authentic and active, it can have a powerful impact on performance. Can you recall a time in your life when you were asked for your opinion on a matter, and it was quite apparent that the person asking really didn’t have any interest in what you...
Remote Work Is Here To Stay. Three Keys To Building High-Performing Virtual Teams.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com and is cross-posted here with permission. The original article can be found here. Remote work is here to stay, so now is the time to get really good at it. Five in 10 remote workers say they don’t want to go back to...
3 Simple Ways to Build Trust in Virtual Teams
Trust is a two-way street. You may wonder what your team is doing all day, but your employees may question the same thing of you. Early tomorrow morning your team will present a big proposal to the company CEO. As the leader, you’ve overseen every bit of this...
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Organizational Strategy
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Workplace Culture
“What Have You Done For Me Lately?” Confessions From a Non-Profit Board Member
I recently found myself hesitating when a community organization I'm involved with asked for my support as a volunteer board member. I recently found myself hesitating when a community organization I'm involved with asked for my support as a volunteer board member....
What Your Team Needs More This Year Than Ever Before
"I’ve consulted in organizations around the world for nearly two decades now, but I’ve never seen the need for care or support be as pronounced as it is now." The CEO who appeared on my Zoom screen looked exhausted. We were supposed to be coordinating on an executive...
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Career Development
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Personal Growth
Overcoming Life’s Performance Plateaus
Here are 10 steps to break through performance plateaus in each area of your life. Some 20 years ago, I fell prey to the boiling frog syndrome, finding myself in a significant state of imbalance between my work patterns and my personal health. After our second child,...
Work / Life Balance is an ill-conceived notion
The concept of work/life balance implies an either-or competition between the two. You are either working or you are living. If you think about it, that’s a pretty morbid way to consider our time at work. Work-Life Integration as Alternate Framework A healthier...
Staying Resilient: Practicing Gratitude and Learning to Pivot in Times of Crisis
March, 2020 This past Friday, I unexpectedly made a 9-hour round trip to pick-up my son, Jonah, from college at the University of Illinois. The original plan was for him to take the train and rendezvous with my parents in Chicago overnight, before taking a connecting...
10 lessons from life and work in the time of coronavirus
I’m not going to lie. This was a hard week. I’ve been working with several non-profits whose funding streams have been critically damaged. I’ve been advising start-up founders who are trying to figure out how to weather this storm. And I’ve been feeling the weight of...
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Communication Skills
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