While weak leaders blame their followers for a lack of alignment, strong leaders know that it is their responsibility to create it. Alignment doesn’t just happen. It is created. Here are three ways to make it happen with your team.
4 Reasons Delegation Fails and How to Fix It in Your Business
While weak leaders blame their followers for a lack of alignment, strong leaders know that it is their responsibility to create it. Alignment doesn’t just happen. It is created. Here are three ways to make it happen with your team.
How to Sync Up Your Team for Success
While weak leaders blame their followers for a lack of alignment, strong leaders know that it is their responsibility to create it. Alignment doesn’t just happen. It is created. Here are three ways to make it happen with your team.
The Lost Art of Listening
One of the greatest gifts any of us can ever receive is the gift of listening. It is also one of the greatest gifts we can ever give. Unfortunately, it appears to be a lost art.
20 Things I Learned from My Bosses (Even the Bad Ones)
I’ve had more than 20 bosses in my career. I worked well with nearly all of them. Most of them were surprisingly average—even forgettable. One was brilliant and became a role model. But he was the exception.
5 Steps to Defuse Conflict
No one likes conflict. It’s hard, uncomfortable, and stirs negative emotions. Most of us try to avoid it at all costs. You’ve probably even asked yourself at one point or another, Do I really need to have this conversation, or is there another way? But there’s no escaping it. Conflict is part of life. It […]
3 Ways to Inspire Your Team
Most leaders have a vision for the future. Perhaps it’s been intentionally and thoughtfully crafted. Maybe it’s also clear, practical, and you’re optimistic it will have its intended impact. But the problem is, the people around you aren’t buying in. When you cast the vision, people are neutral and unmoved at best. You may even receive […]
3 Steps to Overcome Your Inbox
As a high achiever, you probably pride yourself on how much you get done. But one area always feels like a mess: your email. You’re inundated with a constant barrage of communications. There’s email itself, plus emails about other communications elsewhere—like calendar notifications, Slack messages, or notifications from your task-management platforms. Will it ever end? […]
4 Tools You Need for Remote Work
A lot of us are working from home—either part-time or full-time. We all want to remain focused and productive while we do, but it’s not easy. In fact, sometimes it’s really, really hard. From challenges in team communication and collaboration to Zoom fatigue to juggling needs at home. It’s a lot! And it can be […]
3 Communication Fails to Avoid
You have a vision for your business, your team, and your day-to-day workflow. But the more people who are added to the mix, the more likely misunderstandings will happen. No matter how hard you try, things still get lost in translation. It costs time, money, and momentum. Maybe we’re not as good at communicating as […]