Questionable character costs money. When new hires don’t possess character, businesses and nonprofits lose billions of dollars every year. Yet many leaders continue to rely on impressions and assumptions based on an applicant’s behavior during…
When faced with skyrocketing attrition, nearly half of employees actively job searching, and boomers taking early retirement, it’s hard to be a leader today. Atomic Habits author James Clear says, “Most situations in life have a…
It’s poorly skilled managers who present the greatest risk because they exacerbate most other risks. When managers are not engaging in regular, meaningful conversations with employees, their mental health and clarity of the organization’s purpose…
This is the second installment in a two-part series. Read part one by clicking here. In part one of this series, we discussed how in our newly emerging era of human-centered management, there are competing opinions regarding…
This is the first installment in a two-part series. In this newly emerging era of human-centered management, there are competing opinions regarding effective use of meeting time. The “who, when, how-long” equation regarding meetings isn’t…
This is the second installment in a two-part series. Click here to read the previous post, “Want to Get the Best from Your Team? Start with a Personal Audit.” Change starts with ourselves As discussed…
I was in conversation with a senior executive I’m coaching. She was experiencing a common challenge for many leaders, a disconnect between how she was seeing herself in workplace interactions and how others were experiencing…
“She what?!?!?!” Those were the first words out of my mouth as I grappled with regaining my composure. How? Why? No way. Really? Oh, my god. I know this person… I thought. When I served…