August 15th, 2011
Seven “Team-Building” Activities I’ll be Opting Out Of, Thank You Very Much
“Teambuilding.” Is there any other word that elicits quite the same quality of itchy, queasy, I’m-sorry-I-think-I’m-scrubbing […]
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August 10th, 2011
Enhanced Interrogation Techniques for Leaders: Why Too Many Questions Can Get You Into Trouble
“Why do you feel that way?” is a question I often hear in leadership training workshops when I am coaching […]
August 9th, 2011
Isn’t It Obvious? Why Leaders Get Into Trouble by Giving Advice
I have never forgotten a line from a play that my wife and I attended several years ago. The play, […]
August 4th, 2011
Humor In The Workplace: A Hangin’ Offense?
Facebook reminds me from time to time what bad leadership really looks like. Take this example, posted last week: “New […]
August 2nd, 2011
How to Cut a Deal: The Difference Between Resolving a Conflict and Compromising
A trillion here, a trillion there! Pretty soon you’re talking about real money. So, we have a deal. The goons […]
August 1st, 2011
20 Signs You May Need Leadership Training
1. Everybody agrees with you. All the time. 2. Nobody ever has questions. 3. At the company Christmas party, your […]
July 27th, 2011
How Does Your Garden Grow? Organizational Gardening Principles for Leaders
I live in the middle of a desert along with three million or so other people (Phoenix, Arizona). Most of […]
July 26th, 2011
Leadership Training: How You Know it’s Working (Video Blog)
How do you know your money is being well spent on leadership training? How can you tell if it’s really […]
July 25th, 2011
Active Listening: The Perfect Antidote to the Pains of Change
Change: (def.) 1. Money in small denominations, 2. Action(s) usually initiated by management which may create anger, resentment […]
July 20th, 2011
The Decline of Innovation and the “New Normal”
There’s lots of talk of a “new normal” rate of unemployment. In other words, we just need to get used […]