Tag: management
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
How Compassion Helps You Be Brave During Conflict and Flexible During Change
Empathy continues to be a popular topic partly because of the common assumption that if leaders could only learn to empathize with employees’ and other stakeholders’ situations, they would be more understanding. Then, as the... Continue reading
Forget Self Care. See the Results When You Devote Yourself to Better Structure
For the past few months, I’ve been hearing concerns about how leaders can take care of themselves to make sure they’re ready to perform. Companies are worried about burnout and turnover after what feels like... Continue reading
How to Choose Acceptance as an Effective Way to Take Feedback
Most of us have trouble accepting feedback and criticism without behaving at least a little pridefully or defensively, or actually going on the attack. And even though I write and coach about it, I’m only... Continue reading
Some People Manage by Fear. Here’s How to Face Them
I’m lucky that none of my direct clients try to “motivate” their team members through fear—or at least, not intentionally. Many employees experience some level of fear just from being part of a power hierarchy... Continue reading
It’s Never Good to Tell Your Boss “I Can’t.” Try These Approaches Instead
One of my clients was distressed about how much his new boss was pressuring him. His boss kept loading him up with multiple new initiatives and demands to increase his team’s performance with no apparent... Continue reading