| By Bryan Collins, www.forbes.com | I’m a little odd. I enjoy setting goals and then get obsessed about trying to achieve them. Every January, I set about five or six goals for the year ahead, and every three months I review these goals. I don’t always hit my goals, but I’ve learned a lot about how […]
How To Use Inclusive Decision-Making
| By Erik Larson, www.forbes.com | This is the first of a two-part series about unlocking the power of inclusion in your organization. This article: Research reveals the pernicious inclusion gap between workforce diversity and inclusive decision making in enterprises. The next article: Best practices for improving outcomes and speeding up innovation cycles by measuring and closing the […]
Active Listening: the Key to Leadership Success
| By Dan Mccarthy, www.greatleadershipbydan.com | Leaders are often thought of as the individual undertaking the most personal risk. Even the military has morphed their ideals on leadership roles, shifting away from the highest ranked official and instead citing the individual or group who knows the mission and territory the best. Today, the key step for being […]
Three Signs That You Think You’re Leading, But People Aren’t Following
| By Dr. Rob Fazio, www.forbes.com | “Why when I hire a pair of hands, do they come with a brain attached?” What a strong reminder from Henry Ford of how leadership is challenging. Whether you want to be a leader or not, it’s beneficial to know if people want to follow you. My intention is to provide awareness, […]
If Strategy Is So Important, Why Don’t We Make Time for It?
| By Dorie Clark, hbr.org | Almost every leader wants to make more time for strategic thinking. In one survey of 10,000 senior leaders, 97% of them said that being strategic was the leadership behavior most important to their organization’s success. And yet in another study, a full 96% of the leaders surveyed said they lacked the time for strategic thinking. Of […]
You Don’t Need ‘Thick Skin’; Try This Instead
| By Sara Young Wang, www.forbes.com | When taking in feedback, criticism or simply having a challenging conversation we’ve often been told to “have thick skin.” I suppose this means to develop a tough exterior or put up some kind of protective bubble so that the things that happen don’t impact us so much. There’s one problem […]
Why It’s So Hard to Speak Up Against a Toxic Culture
| By Francesca Gino, hbr.org | Frustrated by the behavior of some men in their workplace, a group of women working at Nike anonymously surveyed other women colleagues a few months ago about their perceptions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the company. The results painted a clear picture of a workplace where women often felt marginalized, disrespected, […]
Is Division 1 Really the Best?
| By Michael Mclamb, usatodayhss.com | D1 schools have a reputation, and it’s a good one. Televised games, sponsored gear, preferential treatment. But is it all true? Is D1 really the best division out there? With more than 1,000 colleges offering sports opportunities, I decided to look at every division to help answer this question. And what I learned […]