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Coordinating Action Through Communication
I haven’t known a company yet where employees didn’t complain about a lack of communication. It isn’t that there is silence going on. To the contrary. People talk to each other all the time at work. The words are floating out there, but we don't truly connect to each...
Feelings of Shame Are at the Heart of These 3 Leadership Types
The following leadership types come from feelings of underlying shame that center around their identities. Their behaviors reflect how they attempt to craft identities they believe are more worthy. Business Dysfunction: Overcare Leadership Type: Helper/Giver - This...
Leadership Types Based on Underlying Anger
Some business dysfunctions are driven by leadership types who work from underlying feelings of anger, whether it's suppressed, acted out, or repressed. Here's how these types show up. Business Dysfunction: Power, Control & Micromanagement Leadership Type #1:...
Leadership Styles Driven by Anxiety
Business dysfunctions don’t just appear. They come from, in large part, the leadership styles of those in charge. The following leadership styles that contribute to the business dysfunctions of Busy Distraction, Shortsightedness, and Fear & Panic are all driven by...
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...