Follow-on to "The connection between revolutions and your brand”
[This is a follow-on to our recent enewsletter] What? Political turmoil on the other side of the world and marketing? What am I talking about? Watching the events in Egypt over the past couple of weeks...
View ArticleThe shift is happening - employees starting to look for more than "a job"
Carole Crane pointed out an article on the front page of USA Today that discusses the state of morale and potential movement of workers today. Some time back, I predicted that once the recession...
View ArticleHelping your boss think out loud isn't as dangerous as you think
Yesterday I was talking with one of our clients about a challenge he was having with his boss. This particular boss is simply amazing at coming up with new ideas and bringing them to the team for...
View ArticleConquering my own lizard brain
Resistance. Lizard brain. A personal gremlin. Whatever you call it, that which holds us back from our best work is alive and well in the world. I would guess that many millions of great ideas are...
View Articlemore on where you look is where you go
This is a follow-on post to our recent newsletter article. Over the years I've had the opportunity to work with lots of great leaders who "get it." These men and women commit themselves fully to their...
View ArticleFive ways leaders discourage involvement
As promised in our recent newsletter Things only get done when I'm here, I'm sharing five ways I've seen leaders discourage the kind of involvement they actually need from their people. Over the years...
View ArticleChecklist on how to be in alignment
Following up to our most recent newsletter, here's a short checklist to make sure you as a leader are showing up in the best way possible. That is, showing with your strengths, vision, and passion all...
View ArticleTen questions to help you and your employees get better results together
How are you as a leader supposed to help your employees improve when most discussions are a variation of the polite-but-ineffective interchange of “How are you doing?” “Oh, I’m fine, and thanks for...
View ArticleSeth Godin: The map has been replaced by the compass
Seth Godin's blog caught my attention this morning - as it often does. I think the reason we stick to maps is that it's comforting to "know where you are" on a map. Many times when I'm working with a...
View ArticleHow do you see the power of relationships affecting teams?
We just published an article I wrote for our current newsletter about how the power of relationships, starting with the leader, can make a dramatic difference in a team's performance. In fact, I...
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