“You’re always saying how important it is to see the forest and the trees,” read the email from a guy I mentor. He’s a high-performing high potential whose career is at the inflection point between... Continue reading
The senior director sighed. He had just conducted the third interview of the afternoon, and we only had a couple of minutes to debrief before the next one. “How well do these candidates stack up?”... Continue reading
What does it take to succeed as a new team leader, particularly in an environment where not every requirement or metric is clearly laid out? This question comes up over and over, and I’ve been... Continue reading
“Can you give advice for those with managers who fit these descriptions?” A discerning reader posed that question after reading my last two blogs, How 3 Leaders’ Mistakes Undermined Their Leadership, and How to Use... Continue reading
Remember Silvia, Ophelia, and Felix, from last week’s blog -- the senior execs who were turning off members of their staffs? This post will show how we adjusted these execs’ behavior to match the realities... Continue reading
All in the same week, I had the opportunity to deal with three very different senior managers. Each was responsible for a different organizational function, and each had a different leadership style. And yet all... Continue reading
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