This is a lesson as a leader that I have had to learn the hard way and it has cost me and the organizations I worked for dearly. We are now seeing an unprecedented worker demand and businesses are actually closing or open reduced hours just because they don’t have Read more
Jim Collins warned us that one of the greatest dangers of success is complacency. This lets leaders think that we are really good now and we should be able to sustain success with what we are doing. The day you stop learning as a leader personally is the die you Read more
The Covid pandemic has changed everything from our personal lives to how we work. The how we work part is incredibly different from one organization to the next. Many are seeing people come back to the office, while others still have everyone doing remote work. Clearly this is a once Read more
All leaders have an extremely hard time saying No to something that is urgent but in reality not that important. Unless you have clearly defined what your “Yes’s” are it is almost impossible to say no to the things that should never be done. This gets a hundred times harder Read more
I can remember in my leadership journey the bad old days of highly directive leadership. Priorities were set at the very top and everyone else was delegated the responsibility for execution but not development. Then the Information Age of leadership started to value the collective wisdom of others and collaboration Read more
When there are never ending demands placed on our lives that in reality are mostly out of our control, then margin is lost and discouragement really sets in. This pandemic has put an incredible burden on all of us both personally and professionally. The one area that must be prioritized Read more
In my last post I talked about the importance of alignment with your communication platforms and the activities you are trying to resolve. The days of all the team members meeting to share information updates and to take the time to hear from everyone are over. Meetings will need to Read more
For far too long, teamwork was dominated by the idea of collaboration. Initially, that meant everyone needed to know everything and be involved to give input. This led to too many meetings wasting time with F.Y.I type information and it takes time to make sure everyone has contributed. Today that Read more
Transactional leaders who are very directive work very well in the middle of a crisis like Covid 19. They are focused on getting the right things done and the reality of a disruption forces quick decision making to sustain success. Now that we are transitioning back into at least a Read more
For well over a year the number one topic with the corporate leaders I help to coach was how to survive the pandemic. Now beyond any shadow of a doubt the strategy for bringing their workforces back into the office while maintaining the appropriate amount of virtual time is top Read more