Category: Self-Mastery
How to Face the Unknown of a New Year
If you’re like most leaders I know — or at least the ones I like and respect — you’re always looking out for what could be better and thinking about how to boost performance, strengthen... Continue reading
Leaders, Do You Need Help to Be Sure Your Projects Are on Track?
Three times in the last nine months, senior executives from different organizations have complained to me that the initiatives they’re interested in aren’t progressing. Of course, it’s a stressful time for everyone, and meetings on... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Build Humility, The Magic Ingredient In Leaders’ Success
This article originally appeared on Forbes. Leaders don’t have to agree with their team members’ ideas. But when they don’t acknowledge and respect employees’ dignity, “You start to lose people. They shut down, they disengage, they’re not... Continue reading
How to Work Effectively with Your Team About Their Development
When a mid-level leader gets promoted, their relationship with their team shifts. The leader may begin to view team members through a new lens and identify who has the capacity to take on their old... Continue reading
How to Handle Your Workload as You Move Up in the Hierarchy
A newly promoted client recently asked me about how to plan for her new job. One of her biggest worries was whether the people who report to her have the right talent, capacity, skills, potential,... Continue reading
How to Help Employees Still Struggling with Remote Work
Last week, a client remarked, “You know, this may not be over till next summer.” He told me he’d installed a new door to his home office nook because his constant video meetings were disruptive... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Get The Best From Each Team Member — Including Yourself
This article originally appeared on Forbes. More and more employees — and their leaders — are complaining about burnout these days. Wouldn’t it be great if there were alternative ways to look at work besides just digging the... Continue reading
How to Help Worried Colleagues Share Problems in a More Productive Way
I hear from numerous leaders who get fed up with the way direct reports can fixate on problems that the execs consider low priority. Sometimes the very same things that keep employees up at night... Continue reading