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How to Listen Like a Leader
Listening like a leader enables you to make the world about others. An outward mindset precedes leadership.
How to Stretch People Without Breaking Them
Judge people by their strengths, not yours. Challenge kindly. Respect reluctance. Ask people to do hard things.
89% of Employees Are Demotivated by Ineffective Managers and Leaders
Only 11% of employees with ineffective managers felt motivated to give their best.
Why Leaders Get Stuck at Average
The only way to improve performance – in any field – is purposeful practice.
One Leader’s Surprising Experience with One-on-Ones
One of my coaching clients is developing his skill at holding one-on-ones with his management team. He’s learning you don’t have to choose..
Seven Steps to See and Solve Blindspots
Blindspots let you blame others for your shortcomings and feel superior while doing it. Here are 5 common leadership blindspots: Evaluatin..
How to Transform Meetings That Suck the Life Out of You
When was the last time you left a meeting ready to charge hell with a squirt gun? Lousy meetings are problem-solving activities with the w..
No One Claps When You Go To The Bathroom By Yourself
Parents go nuts when toddlers learn to use the potty. Twenty years later, no one claps when you go to the bathroom by yourself. Gratitude ..
How Leaders Change People By Simply Seeing Them
One summer, years ago, my wife and I stopped yelling at each other when we noticed the windows were up. People change when someone’s watch..
The Real Truth About Encouragement
The wrong approach to empathy and encouragement validates poor performance, frustrates leaders, and hinders teams.