Tag: employee engagement
How to Organize a Full Cascade of Direct Communication That Actually Works
Recently, when I was talking with Michael Piperno of the Leadership Communication podcast, he asked me a question that I hear often in many different forms: How do you create appropriately cascading communications where there... Continue reading
Beware Being Sucked in by Good Intentions When People Underperform
The term “underperformance” covers a myriad of workplace sins. In the classic sense, it means that someone has low productivity and doesn’t hit their targets, can’t satisfy customers or makes too many mistakes. But underperformance... Continue reading
In Forbes: 5 Attractive Reasons To Join A Family Business Despite Being An Outsider
This post originally appeared on Forbes. Globally, 75% of entrepreneurs and 81% of business owners “co-own and/or co-manage their businesses with family members,” according to the 2019/2020 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Family Entrepreneurship Report produced and... Continue reading
Want Improvements? Help Your Boss Feel Safe Enough to Try the Better Way
It can be quite startling to recognize how often leaders and other people with authority and status behave ineffectively. Their difficulties can be interpersonal, as when a leader shows favoritism to specific individuals or groups... Continue reading
Is It Better to Resign or to Figure Out What Your Touchy Boss Needs?
After months of working together, Steve really thought he and his boss, Mitch, had come to an understanding: Mitch would focus on strategy and marketing while Steve would handle day-to-day operations and virtually all communication... Continue reading
Advice, Please: I Want to Hire My Friend. Is That Too Risky?
Last week, a client asked me this question: “Is it okay to hire my friend/cousin/other connected person in my ecosystem?” I replied that it could be terrible–particularly if and when the job comes to an... Continue reading
How Courageous Employees And Leaders Can Put Anxiety To Good Use
This post originally appeared on Forbes. Don’t be surprised if you recognize yourself in the pages of The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears Into Your Leadership Superpower by Morra Aarons-Mele. Most of us are anxious in some... Continue reading
How to Work with People Who Arrive Wounded and Need to Improve
Between layoffs, reorganizations, and people being promoted into different work groups, it’s pretty common to inherit team members you haven’t chosen or about whom you know little or nothing. Some of these folks might not... Continue reading