Leaders charged with righting foundering organizations often claim “the culture is broken.” However, just as you cannot fix people, experience tells me that focusing on fixing a culture is a fool’s errand. Instead, focus on these nine issues:
Peter Drucker's classic article, "Managing Oneself" is something I read annually. The gold in this article is in his five powerful questions we all need to ask and answer to create alignment between ourselves and our work and lives. I share these and offer six additional questions worth considering.
For leadership success, skip the annual resolutions and focus on this 5-10 minute daily routine. It's a powerful way to frame your days with success.
Here are three of my favorite business reads from 2024. Whether you are investing in you or sharing with colleagues, you cannot go wrong with one or all of these three books.
One of the new(er) managers' most significant mistakes is thinking and acting as if their role is mostly about showing they are super contributors. Skip the Do-as-I-Would style of managing and adopt these key behaviors:
The invitation to present to your organization's senior executives is a pivotal career moment. Crush it, and you will make a name for yourself and appear on the radar screen as someone worth watching. Here are seven tips to help:
Feedback is a complicated topic. We lament that our managers are either not good at giving it or don’t give it frequently enough. When we get feedback that challenges us to adjust our behaviors to improve our performance, we grow frustrated, angry, or both. Here are three big tips on strengthening as a receiver of feedback:
At some point in our careers, many of us dance with the decision to manage or remain on a contributor track. There are some great reasons why this might not be a good for you. Yet, at the right time and in the right culture, don't rule it out. Here are six big reasons why the career move to manager might be perfect for you.
For the management of business-to-consumer (B2C) organizations, the retail or service location is, of course, the ultimate proving ground. The experience for the consumer—good or bad, reflects the organization's management systems from values, commitment to hiring, leadership development, and operations effectiveness. Here are some examples—good or bad—of the management system in action.
Few management team activities are more important than those focused on strategy. Few management team activities are more frustrating than those focused on strategy. Here are five big areas management teams struggle with strategy and ideas to help your team get them right.
