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Great Leaders Are Confident, Connected, Committed, and Courageous
Most of us are great at only one of the four. Maybe two. But to be a powerful presence — to inspire action — you need to excel at all four..
Your Organization Is a Network of Conversations
Leaders should realize that companies are fundamentally linguistic entities.
Coaching Infrastructure: The Building Block of Impactful Programs
Most organizations fail to create the kind of coaching infrastructure they need to support their coaching programs.
Hiring the Right People with Behavior-Based Interviewing
When asked the secret of her cooking, the renowned chef Alice Waters liked to say: “Always start with the right ingredients.”
When Your Team’s Path Forward Isn’t Clear, Carve It
Disagreement can make solutions to our most difficult problems hard to see. But with practical tools and a shift in mind-set, diverse grou..
What Not to Do When You’re Trying to Motivate Your Team
79% of employees who quit their jobs cite a lack of appreciation as a key reason, and only 21% agree their performance is managed in a way..
How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent
A paradox many people face is that our most meaningful tasks are less likely to have deadlines than tasks that are relatively unimportant.
Why Emotional Courage Is So Essential To Great Leadership
It’s impossible not to have hundreds of emotions pass through us in a regular workday. When we try to stuff those..
How to Implement and Sustain Organizational Change
The fundamentals of change implementation are crucial for not only top-level executives but also frontline managers who are involved in th..
3 Common Mistakes Leaders Make Investing Their Energy
Too many leaders spend too little time agonizing how they invest their most important resource of all: their time and energy.