Don’t Stop Thinking
There are so many things that technology has made easier nowadays, and sometimes I wonder if it’s made us a little lazy too. Not intentionally “I just want to...
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Being Besties with the Boss
Last week a webinar attendee submitted the following question on the subject of critical conversations: “What’s the best way to approach your boss regarding the way they go back...
What’s Your Performance Review Mindset?
If you’ve read any of my past posts on performance reviews (Putting the Fun Back in Performance Reviews, Performance Reviews: Character Issues vs. Skill Set Issues, Performance Review Mishaps),...
3 Things to Say Instead of “I’m Sorry”
Are you a person whose knee-jerk reaction is to apologize any time you make a mistake? I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that in...
Fill the Gaps
Remember that scene in “Rocky” when Sylvester Stallone’s character explains his attraction to Adrian? Quite simply, he says, “…she’s got gaps, I got gaps, together we fill gaps.” His...
5 Characteristics of Empowered Teammates
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with the executive leaders of one of my client companies. We were discussing the topic of empowering others,...
Ask Good Questions
Teachers will remind us that, “there’s no such thing as a dumb question.” And that’s true. However, in business there are questions that seek to dig deeper and make...
Are You Safe?
One of the most important things I encourage teammates to do is lead up, and probably the most common objection I get in return from those teammates is, “It’s...
7 Tips for Communicating with Your Boss
Communication is always a top challenge within the companies I serve and the leaders I coach. Why is that? It’s interesting to think we need to focus on improving something...
Working For a New Leader: 5 Actions For Leading Up
In our last post, Working for a New Leader: 3 Lessons You Should Learn, our emerging leader gave us some great suggestions on how to make a successful transition to...