Category: Team & Culture
Learn From The 49ers. Sometimes It’s Better To Start On Defense
The lesson is that it’s better to start on defense when you know you’re going to get to take your shot. And the lesson is applicable well beyond the NFL’s…
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How To Help Those Lacking The Confidence To Be Open To Help
Don’t. You cannot help those lacking the confidence to be open to help. Instead, find another person or another way to help them or walk away. Earlier, I wrote about…
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What Harvard Must Do To Onboard Its New President Successfully
Onboarding any new leader successfully requires aligning people around expectations and then acquiring, accommodating, assimilating and accelerating them. It’s challenging under normal circumstances as 40% of new leaders fail in…
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Relooking At Flipping The Classroom For Business Meetings
One of my early articles was Follow the 'Flipped Classroom' Model in Business Presentations. The main point was that it was time to flip your business meeting model. I noted…
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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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