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“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” – Ken Blanchard
Listening And Speaking: The Leader’s Paradox
The data is extremely compelling, showing that a preference for listening (and listening before talking) is directly tied to a leader’s ef..
Eight Ways Mentoring Brings Out the Leader in Your Employees
The greatest managers and executives learn that skills to inspire and lead others come from testing out leadership skills in relationships..
5 Questions to Help Your Employees Find Their Inner Purpose
How can leaders help employees find meaning at work?
A Method for Dealing with Problem Employees
How do you deal with employees who are technically proficient but whose behaviors undermine the team? Yes, you could fire them. But the be..
To Come Up with a Good Idea, Start by Imagining the Worst Idea Possible
There are many creative tools a designer uses to think differently, but none is more counter-intuitive than “wrong thinking,” also called ..
How to Kick Mediocrity to the Curb
Timely feedback kicks mediocrity to the curb. Yes, you need the facts to give feedback, but powerful feedback includes heart.
Never Push Loyal Employees to the Point they no longer Care
People don’t leave bad companies. They leave bad bosses. The worst place an employee can be, is stuck in an organization with a micro-mana..
How to be a Scrum Master on a High-Performing Team
There are several opportunities to support a high-performing Scrum team, provide value and help them be better versions of themselves.
How do employees want to be shown appreciation? Results from 100,000 employees
Discovering the specific language of appreciation (and actions within their primary appreciation language) has been..