How to Help Your Team Plan Its Way Through a Tough Time
In many companies today, both employees and leaders are fearful about the future. It may not be clear which direction to take, how to get there, or how to get the resources you need —... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Provide Employees With Growth Opportunities That Will Help Your Team Succeed
This article originally appeared on Forbes. Lots of organizations today still feel terribly disrupted by the pandemic. Many employees are still working from home, and there’s great confusion over what will happen next and whether we’ll ever... Continue reading
In HBR: Leaders, Are You Feeling the Burden of Pandemic-Related Decisions?
This article originally appeared on hbr.org. It’s hard for many of us to feel in control as the global pandemic drags on. And yet, many business leaders nonetheless feel a tremendous amount of guilt about the... Continue reading
How to Help Employees Still Struggling with Remote Work
Last week, a client remarked, “You know, this may not be over till next summer.” He told me he’d installed a new door to his home office nook because his constant video meetings were disruptive... Continue reading
How to Help a Manager Who’s Struggling, Right Now
Not surprisingly, in the last few weeks I’ve been contacted by board and C-level leaders, asking how they can rally and galvanize managers who appear to be buckling under the pressures and disruptions of the... Continue reading
What Do You Have to Change When You Move Up a Level?
A client and I recently talked about what it takes for a strong, go-to, mid-level manager to develop into a successful senior leader. We listed many kinds of characteristics and experiences, including the need to... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Get The Best From Each Team Member — Including Yourself
This article originally appeared on Forbes. More and more employees — and their leaders — are complaining about burnout these days. Wouldn’t it be great if there were alternative ways to look at work besides just digging the... Continue reading
Now Is the Time to Reach Out to Black Colleagues
Have you seen any of the clips from the recent Milwaukee Bucks’ protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake? One of the players wore a T-shirt reading: “Black All the Time.” It was one of... Continue reading