| By Adrian Dearnell, www.forbes.com | You’re asked to speak in public on a topic in which you are an undisputed expert. Perfect time to talk about everything you know on the subject, from headlines to footnotes, right? Wrong. Don’t confuse communicating what you know with showing off to an audience. Even if you are speaking to […]
Three Signs It’s Time To Fire Someone (Even If You Like Them)
| By Tricia Emerson, www.forbes.com | One painful aspect of leading is firing people you like. It’s hard for many reasons. The employee may love working with you and for your company. It might be someone you are friends with outside of work. And they might just be a good person who is doing their best. Firing […]
The Best Leadership Advice You’ll Hear Today
| By Justin Bariso, www.inc.com | Back in the spring of 1992, Steve Jobs was invited to speak to a group of students at the MIT Sloan School of Management. (According to MIT, the lecture was a bit of a surprise, the result of the efforts of a Sloan student whose sister had recently married Jobs.) In the talk, […]
Why “Managing Up” is a Win-Win for Everyone
| By Melissa Lamson, www.inc.com | Most managers, especially new managers, struggle to find their footingwith their own supervisors. It can be tough to ask for something your employee needs or feedback on your own performance. Does this sound familiar? You’re thinking, “will I rock the boat by asking for this?” Or, maybe, “If I approach my manager, I […]
The Critical Role Of Leadership Development During Organizational Change
| By Brent Gleeson, www.forbes.com | Most business leaders today would agree on two things: (1) organizational change is constant, and (2) leading change is one of the most difficult burdens of a leader’s command. In last week’s article I focused on the seven mindsets necessary for successful leadership development. In this article, I want to take it […]
Three Steps To Creating A High-Performing Team
| By Aaron Levy, www.forbes.com | Radical transparency is a key factor in developing a high-performing team, and it starts with you, the leader. It’s about identifying your expectations and how you want the team to work together. It seems like a colossal task, but it’s simpler than it sounds. When you clearly define how to work […]
How to Turn a Group of Strangers Into a Team
Business school professor Amy Edmondson studies “teaming,” where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent or unusual problems. Recalling stories of teamwork on the fly, such as the incredible rescue of 33 miners trapped half a mile underground in Chile in 2010, Edmondson shares the elements needed to turn a group […]
5 Common Complaints About Meetings and What to Do About Them
| By Paul Axtell, hbr.org | We all complain about meetings. We have too many. They’re a waste of time. Nothing gets done. These complaints often have merit, but they are so broad that they’re difficult to argue with and harder to address. There are specific complaints that can be tackled, however. When I ask people in the workshops I […]