Category: Leadership Skills
How To Ask Struggling Colleagues If They Want Help
In a lovely NY Times article, Jancee Dunn described a conversation with her sister, a teacher, ‘“What do you do when a kid is emotionally overwhelmed?’ I asked. Many teachers…
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The Systemic, Cultural Failure In The Uvalde School Shooting Response
The roots of failure to act quickly enough at the Uvalde school shooting were systemic and cultural. Certainly, the incident commanders made poor decisions throughout. Others failed to step up…
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The Three Things That Make A Networking Group Most Valuable For You
In some ways, networking is about being selfish together. You will get more than you give if you start by giving.
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Stop Hiring First-timers. Let Them Learn At Someone Else’s Expense
Stop hiring first-time CEOs, first-time C-Suite executives, first-time dog-catchers.
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Focusing On What Really Matters To You In 2024
Focus on what truly matters and eliminate or minimize everything else
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High Impact Ideas 2023: Remote Work, 3rd Value, Current Best You
The three ideas in my 2023 Forbes articles with the biggest impact have been - remote work, align values and focus, personalize current best thinking
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Why Intelligent Failures Are Essential To Executive Onboarding Success
Stay out of that group by making your inevitable early failures small and intelligent
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Break The No-win Effectiveness Versus Efficiency Trade-off With Five Priority Levels
The only way to sustain a competitive position over time is to get all clear on your core focus
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Relooking At Leading Those Who Would Undermine Your Leadership
The number one thing experienced leaders regret is not moving faster on people
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