Category: Management
How You Should Feel Absolutely Every Time You Have to Fire Someone
The first time I had to fire someone, I was 22—and I was given no training, instructions, or support. The experience was so upsetting that as soon as the meeting was over, I ran to... Continue reading
In Forbes: How Businesses Get Diversity Wrong And 5 Ways To Make Better Progress
This post originally appeared on Forbes. It’s widely understood that workplace diversity is a positive productivity factor. Given that many organizations now set and measure diversity targets, why aren’t diversity programs more effective? And why do even... Continue reading
What to Know When Another Department’s Limits Influence Your Success
In today’s complex work environments, we’re often dependent on some other department or colleague—either upstream or downstream—to generate the results we’re held responsible for. And yet numerous clients complain to me that their work gets... Continue reading
Make Up Your Mind: Leave Your Difficult New Boss or Keep Trying?
How can you tell when it’s time to stop negotiating with, debating, or accommodating a new boss—in other words, when is it time to cut your losses and move on to other opportunities? I had... Continue reading
If You Look for Harmony You’ll Get the Wrong Impact. Here’s Help
In our workplace culture, most of us have been trained—or at least prefer—to believe that if we don’t hear any disagreement, there probably isn’t any. And we think that’s a good thing! Most of us... Continue reading
How Talking to Yourself Can Reduce Your Stress and Help You Accomplish More
Now that it’s normal to encounter people who seem to be talking to themselves because of the inconspicuousness of technology, perhaps it’s time to take advantage of the benefits of really talking to ourselves. After... Continue reading
Advice in Six Steps to Help You Handle the Challenge of Behavior Change
Leaders often find that it’s harder than they expected to get people to change their behavior—not only to ask them to change, but also to explain how to make the actual change. Many execs are... Continue reading
Afraid You’re Being Manipulated? Advice on What to Watch for and Try
Last week I heard from several executives about colleagues trying to manipulate them to behave differently or make certain decisions favorable to the manipulators. I’m not sure if these instances were coincidental or if something... Continue reading