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Fast is Good, Faster is Better!
-- Pick a lane, add speed We need speed. Not the breakneck, uncontrolled, sitting-your-ass-on-a-rocket kind of speed, but the speed necessary to move quickly and smartly. Given consistent data and input, faster is almost always better than slower. We’ve...
Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist
Several years ago, my sister gave me a book about how to deal with the controlling perfectionists in our lives. She said I might benefit from an impartial description of — get this — me. Ouch. Okay, so I only had two standards: perfect and unacceptable. That...
Motivate without Moolah
How can I motivate without a budget? Simple – use your leadership skills and lead. Some simple tips to consider… Be honest and become really trustworthy. Do what you say you’ll do. Remember always: You are not responsible for another person’s happiness. Give praise...
Weathering the Storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLAq1-VQANw Weathering the storm — whether climate or business — requires us to do some things purposefully: 1. Be in charge. Lead, decide. The buck stops with you. 2. Lead now, panic later. Frazzled emotions are human, frazzled...
Competition vs Collaboration
– “Can we all get along?” Rodney King III Is your performance management system identifying your organization’s best leaders or its best doers? Are they being rewarded for their individual performance, or are they being recognized for how successful they’re making...
The King of Malicious Compliance
I was the King of Malicious Compliance, and I wore the crown proudly. Not familiar with the term malicious compliance? It’s a kind of organizational sabotage where the goal is often to get the boss fired. Thankfully, I’ve been deposed from my throne, but here are some...
Leave criticism at Wal-Mart
I was recently asked a question on Quora: Is there a difference between giving feedback or giving criticism as a leader? What are the main differences? Huge differences. Most have to do with intent and desired outcome. Criticism, in its simplest form, is for...
Ok, Debbie-Downer… BE POSITIVE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfxg77vW3O8
Low Employee Engagement isn’t the Problem…
…Low leadership engagement is. Not long ago, I received a request for comment about employee engagement being at a record high. That seemed like an odd request, since almost everything I’ve read in recent memory was lamenting dismal engagement survey results. Poking...
Monkey see, Monkey do… Leading by example, like it or not
A funny thing… when speaking with leaders and managers in most companies, you’ll hear the same thing: “We should lead by example.” Well, yes, but… You already lead by example. All leaders lead by example, every single waking day. The question is what kind of...
Meetings Are for People Who Aren’t Too Busy
An old friend sent me a picture the other day of this blue ribbon that says, “I survived another meeting that should have been an email.” He obviously remembers how I feel about meetings. Turns out you can actually buy the ribbons here, and I know a lot of bosses who...
Brazen Bit of Leadership: Learning Leadership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0svDFsLjhyU
Strategic, yes, Planning, no.
Strategic Planning is dead. Long live strategic planning… An interesting conundrum; we know that strategic planning is valuable. Intuitively. Yet, we seldom march lockstep behind that big blue binder when it’s complete. Why is that?? I have an opinion (surprise!)....
