How to Stop People Pleasing and Fall in Love With Your Job Again
Guest post by Scott Mautz Emily Colburn, a 36 year-old marketing director in a mid-sized consumer goods company on the West Coast, was squarely planted among the nearly 70% of us that research indicates have “lost that lovin’ feeling” at work. The inspiration she used...
8 Principles of Collaborative Leadership
Anyone can be a collaborative leader — no matter whether you are the president, a mid-level manager or a front-line supervisor.... no matter whether you are in government, a large corporation, a small business, or a non-profit. On the other hand, just because you've...
Not Feeling the Thanks in Thanksgiving?
Now that the holiday season has begun, you'll be hearing a lot about joy and gratitude. But what if you’re feeling more like Scrooge than Tiny Tim? It's hard to be constantly told you should be feeling joyful when you're really not feeling the thanks in Thanksgiving....
Leadership of the Future: #Podcast Interview With Futurist Bob Johansen
In this 25-minute podcast interview, I had the pleasure of talking with futurist Bob Johansen, Distinguished Fellow of the Institute for the Future about leadership of the future. We discussed the forces most likely to disrupt organizations and what will be required...
Keep Your Team Engaged With Meetings That Matter
How many of your meetings begin with people opening their laptops, ostensibly to take notes and reference documents? Most of us know they are really answering email, conversing on social media and cruising the Internet because we're doing it too. How effective are...
How Positive Images (and negative ones) Shape Your Reality
When you expect to see something, you are more likely to notice it. The reticular activating system in our brains causes us to notice the things we expect to see, and not notice things we are not looking for. And seeing is believing! Literally. Research shows that...
The small business dilemma: Raising capital without selling your soul
Did you know that small businesses make up 97% of all private-sector companies in the U.S.? What's more, according to research conducted by the SBA government agency, they employ half of all employees in the entire private sector. That means that half the people in...
10 Things Every Team Leader Needs to Know
Want to build a high performance team - where the team consistently achieves its goals and where team members are proud to be members? It's not that hard, but you won't get far if you just try to "wing it." These are 10 things every team leader needs to know. 1....
Stages of Team Development and Leadership
Teams move through predictable stages of team development, but how quickly and easily they progress depends on how well the needs of the team are being met during each stage. Teams don't always move smoothly, and sometimes they can get stuck. Understanding the...
How to Make Your Point and Be Heard When You Speak Up
It’s quite frustrating to be not heard when you speak up, and unfortunately, it’s more common than you might think. Speaking up in a group setting is one of the biggest challenges many people face. You have some valuable information and opinions to share, but no one...
Curiosity Opens Doors
Thursday Thoughts Curiosity is the key to learning. You're never too old to learn and grow, and to develop more satisfaction and meaning in your work and your life. Catch yourself when blame and reactivity arise, and instead of quickly dismissing what you don't like,...
Encourage Employee Vacations and Time Off to Increase Productivity
Guest Post by Dave Crenshaw Do you manage a team of racers galloping at full speed in the chase for success? Well, heed my warning: they may be racing towards complete burnout and a total collapse at the finish line. It might seem counterintuitive to encourage...