| 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 […]
Motivating Employees Through Challenging (And Rewarding) Times
| By Vivian Maza, www.forbes.com | There are many factors at play when it comes to retention and employee happiness, but one question really gets at the core of both: Are your people motivated? Motivation is what gets employees in the door every morning, keeps them committed to doing great work and inspires them to continuously go […]
How to Build (and Re-build) Trust
Trust is the foundation for everything we do. But what do we do when it’s broken? In an eye-opening talk, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course in trust: how to build it, maintain it and rebuild it — something she worked on during a recent stint at Uber. “If we can […]
6 Strategies for Projecting Personal Authenticity in Leadership
| By Martin Zwilling, www.inc.com | Every business owner and startup founder knows they are expected to lead the charge in starting and growing their business. In my experience as a business advisor and mentor, I find that most believe they are doing a convincing job, but in many cases, their key team members are not so sure. In reality, leadership is a […]
The Power of Leaders Who Focus on Solving Problems
| By Hal Gregersen, Deborah Ancona, hbr.org | In front of a packed room of MIT students and alumni, Vivienne Ming is holding forth in a style all her own. “Embrace cyborgs,” she calls out, as she clicks to a slide that raises eyebrows even in this tech-smitten crowd. “Really. Fifteen to 25 years from now, cognitive neuroprosthetics […]
The Journey to Servant Leadership
| By Michael Mckinney, www.leadershipnow.com | TT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. That’s where servant leadership begins. Success is based on your influence in the marketplace and those you help. Or rather, it is significance over success. This is a very different mindset from a power-leadership model. And it takes time because we are predisposed to lead from a power […]