When Challenging Conversations Go Unspoken—A Leader’s Nightmares

When Challenging Conversations Go Unspoken—A Leader’s Nightmares

The Missing Conversations are the Most Expensive Be very afraid of the conversations on the tough topics of performance, improvement, and innovation that aren’t taking place on your team or in your organization. The Missing Conversations are the stuff of a leader’s...
Leadership Caffeine Jam Session #3: All About Tuning Your Communication Skills for Success

Leadership Caffeine Jam Session #3: All About Tuning Your Communication Skills for Success

Late last year, I kicked off the Leadership Caffeine Jam Session Series of free professional development sessions. These are 50-minute events on the second Friday of every month at noon central, and the format is fast, fun, and filled with idea exchanges on topics...
Seven Things to Stop Doing as a Leader This (and every) Year

Seven Things to Stop Doing as a Leader This (and every) Year

The late, great management thinker Peter Drucker once offered: “We spend a lot of time teaching our leaders what to do. We don’t spend enough time teaching them what to stop.” As you search for new resolutions and ideas to grow and strengthen in your...