What You Should Do If You See Your Boss Is in Trouble
It’s a boss’s job to provide employees with direction and guidance, ensuring effective performance and development. That includes keeping employees safe within the organization and helping them do well, both for their own sakes and... Continue reading
In HBR: The Problem with Using “I Statements” at Work
This article originally appeared on hbr.org. It has become common advice for businesspeople to use “I statements” — such as, “I feel frustrated that you missed the budget deadline twice” — as a way to... Continue reading
In Entrepreneur: 5 Things to Do When an Employee’s Performance Deteriorates
This article originally appeared on Entrepreneur.com. For all kinds of reasons, even longstanding, highly productive employees can experience a performance slump at some point. The Towers Watson Global Workforce study showed that up to 26 percent of workers... Continue reading
If Your Way Isn’t Working, You Need to Stop Insisting on It
Many successful people assume that the way they behave is a substantial part of what helped them get to where they are. Whether or not that’s true, as leaders, we may neglect to take into... Continue reading
In HBR: How to Retain and Engage Your B Players
This article originally appeared on hbr.org. We’ve heard for decades that we should only hire A players, and should even try to cut non-A players from our teams. But not only do the criteria for being... Continue reading
How to Get Your New Boss Up to Speed for Mutual Success
When a new leader comes into your organization, many aspects of the relationship are effectively outside your control. You may have little-to-no input into specifying job requirements, screening for style or experience, or figuring out... Continue reading
In HBR: What to Do When You Realize You Made a Bad Hire
This article originally appeared on hbr.org. Sometimes it happens that a candidate who had the right credentials, seemed to fly through the interview process, and had lovely references turns out to be an unexpected problem... Continue reading
In Entrepreneur: 4 Mistakes to Avoid When You Have to Deliver Bad News
This article originally appeared on Entrepreneur.com. One of the most important jobs of leaders is to tell people what’s going on, even when the news is bad. Leaders must be able to address everything from... Continue reading