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8 Dysfunctions That Undermine Company Culture
Do you recognize any of these archetypal energies in your workplace culture? Business Dysfunction #1 – Shortsightedness Inside shortsighted companies, leaders lack a clear vision, and employees are confused about the general direction in which the...
3 Payoffs of “No-Excuses” Leadership
Too many leaders are quick to make excuses for why their companies aren’t performing to expectations by blaming others or circumstances outside themselves when things don’t go as planned. However, if you are a true leader, you make no excuses and accept the...
6 Behaviors That Move You from “Impostor” to “Leader”
It’s very easy to go along, get along, with the fear that if you really showed others who you are and what you really believed about your company’s current strategy and tactics, others would question your loyalty or competence. To be grounded and sure of yourself,...
What to Do When Someone Speaks Their Truth to Your Power
Speaking truth to power is something Americans believe in wholeheartedly. We love historical examples of the Founding Fathers sending a message to King George and of reformers like Martin Luther King, Jr. Americans revel in the stories of investigative journalists and...
2 Signs You’re a Leader Who Kills With Kindness
You see yourself as one of the most caring leaders on the planet. You really listen to your employees and their complaints. You work hard to create good relationships with your direct reports, seeking to be a special type of boss to them. You do what you can to make...
2 Decisions That Will Revolutionize Your Productivity
How's your personal productivity? Do you keep papers, desktop files, and emails from time immemorial because you are afraid you’ll need them “someday”? You won’t. Do you claim the 1000+ emails lurking in your inbox are easier to retrieve that way? They aren’t. Stop...
5 Reasons Your “Team” is Not a Team
Although there are countless books about creating better teams, participating on and leading teams remains a top frustration in most companies. Here are 5 reasons your “team” might not actually be one: 1. There are no shared goals or values. Your “team” may believe it...
What Top Leaders Know about Eliminating Frustration at Work
Did you know that most of the drama going on in your workplace started with a thought that probably isn't even true? When you accept your thoughts as true, they become beliefs, even if they are untested, inaccurate, and flat-out false. You make up a lot of stuff...
5 Steps to Masterful Confrontation
Handled appropriately, confrontation done well allows you and your team to consider differing opinions, ideas, and assumptions with passive aggressive or victim-y behavior less likely to come into play. This, in turn, leads to greater buy-in and accountability. Still,...
Why Confrontation is the Secret Ingredient of Success
You dream of working easily and seamlessly with colleagues with little or no contention. Who really wants to work in a contentious environment? Surprisingly, little or no disagreement/conflict is a sign that your group is not as good as you think. When there is...