There’s a role every leader instinctively leans toward when guiding their team through change or uncertainty. It’s a role that – in the moment – feels natural and the exact one leaders should take on. Unfortunately, it’s also the exact opposite role leaders should be adopting right now. It’s a … Click to continue reading
It’s probably one of the biggest challenges leaders face that no one really talks about – the growing tendency to value certainty over curiosity. One only has to look at how many organizations are handling flexible work options – opting to return to analog 20th century model of work hoping … Click to continue reading
There’s a conversation I’ve had more than once with leaders who attend my workshops. They come in hoping I can give them tools and strategies to get their employees on board with some new initiative. What they really want is a quick fix so they can get back to what … Click to continue reading
Over the past several months, I’ve had a number of conversations with leaders from a wide range of industries and countries. While the conversations varied from how to navigate today’s volatile business environment to the long-term implications of AI on how we lead, there was a familiar thread running through … Click to continue reading
Over the past several weeks, I’ve given keynotes that covered a wide range of topics – from how leaders can help their team overcome performance barriers, to what leaders should do to promote a continuous learning culture. Despite the varied nature of these keynotes, there was one message I wanted … Click to continue reading
With the new year well under way, most of us have mapped out what we want our team and ourselves to accomplish over the coming months. In most cases, these goals understandably revolve around revenue growth, exploring new markets, and identifying potential hurdles. But what about setting leadership goals for … Click to continue reading
There’s a commonly held belief that leadership courage is a trait that you either have or you don’t. That only the most rarefied few have what it takes to rally people around them to press ahead and meet the uncertainty – or adversity – that stands before them. But what … Click to continue reading
We’ve all seen the headlines around the attention-grabbing catchphrases quiet quitting, coffee badging, and micro-shifting, and the potential risks they might have on an organization’s productivity. And to date, the common response from leaders has been to lean into ‘employee accountability’ through the use of various employee tracking systems and … Click to continue reading
At a time when there’s so much uncertainty and apprehension, it’s easy to feel powerless – that there’s little that can be done to help change course or better address the challenges before us. But this outlook reveals a more troubling problem – namely that we continue to perpetuate a … Click to continue reading
The ongoing uncertainty and rapid change found in today’s workplaces has certainly been a major challenge for leaders, if not also a big driver of employee frustration and burnout. In the face of unrelenting challenges and change, alongside continued ambiguity over the future, it’s understandable that leaders might not feel … Click to continue reading
When it comes to uncertainty, there’s a common tendency among leaders to treat it like a storm we need to weather. The common pattern we see is organizations hunkering down, focusing on cutting costs, and waiting for the return of clearer skies before they make their next move. But what … Click to continue reading
In my conversations with leaders across various industries, I often encounter a recurring theme: the struggle to reconcile traditional metrics of success with the deeper, more meaningful impacts of human-centric leadership. This reality is often revealed in one of the exercises in my workshops on empathy and leadership where leaders … Click to continue reading