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In Forbes: How Less Perfect Performance And More Intentional Learning Strengthen Success

This post originally appeared on Forbes.“When you're green, you’re growing. When you're ripe, you rot,” the late McDonald’s leader Ray Kroc liked to say. Maybe being too “ripe” rather than a little “green” explains why some people... Continue reading

Feeling Lonely in Your Empty Office? Give People Better Reasons to Come Back!

The debate over Return to Office, Hybrid, and Remote work still rages, with executives continuing to shift their positions. One of my clients recently shared her discomfort about being in the office when the majority... Continue reading

Why Look for Leaders to Resolve Conflict? How to Make Direct Impact

During our recent conversation on his LinkedIn Live podcast Change Your Company, host Fouad Alame asked how leaders contribute to or help resolve ongoing conflict at work. That’s such an important question—we usually blame individuals... Continue reading

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