The COVID-19 health pandemic has heavily impacted businesses everywhere. Now the pressure to resume as normal has arrived, or, if it hasn’t yet arrived for you, it soon will. This pressure comes with many questions. How will business be conducted moving forward? How will team members safely occupy workspaces and how will they remain healthy? [...]
In Apollo 13, the 1995 Hollywood movie, there’s a scene that’s considered one of the most intense and thrilling in the history of movie-making. A recreation of a situation the team of astronauts on the real Apollo 13 had to deal with and overcome, it shows the moment when the crew is notified they’ll need [...]
As a leader, you’ve worked diligently to make every facet within your organization the very best it can be. Teams meet collaboratively to discuss ways of making the work more productive, efficient, and fun. Inclusion of team leaders and the sharing of information are functioning at an all-time high. Production numbers are strong, with projections [...]
Picture a star player picked first in the draft and then immediately sat on the bench to wait out a few seasons while they get the lay of the land. It sounds ridiculous, but the same thing happens in organizations all the time. Companies assign a new hire with great potential for contribution and future [...]
We’ve all experienced a boss who takes to yelling, pounding tables, or glowering when something doesn’t go well or meet their expectations. Leaders who resort to these displays probably think that they’re communicating their displeasure in a way that will motivate team members to do better. But it usually has the opposite effect. If someone [...]
Hiring is a huge investment for any organization. It takes significant time and resources to recruit, screen, hire, and onboard team members at any level. And while all these steps are necessary, they are not sufficient to ensure that the new hire will find their place easily in the culture of the new work environment. [...]
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything by Stephen M.R. Covey Order on Amazon Our Overall Rating: 9.4/10 Usefulness Rating: 9.8/10 Stretch Your Thinking Rating: 9.0/10 Our Main Take-Away: The premise that trust, [...]
There is no question that being a successful leader requires the ability to manage. It’s unfortunate that managing is often seen as the limit of a leadership role — when it’s only a fraction of the job. For example, simply maintaining a given level of production can be a false sense of stability for a [...]
Wandering meetings that never seem to end cause boredom and anxiety in the office. Add to that the reality that meetings are quite expensive because of the collective time spent attending them. It’s in the best interest of every leader to reflect deeply on how this time can be used most efficiently. Imagine the time [...]
We often smile or laugh at the reruns of 1950s television shows where everyone is so nice and polite. Even when there was a problem to be solved during our favorite weekly episode, no one raised their voice, no one called anyone a name, and very seldom on those shows did anyone finish a call [...]
