Category: leadership
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Don’t forget the humans
With so much focus on technology innovation, AI, and everything in between, there’s very little fuss being made about the humans. This isn’t new. But aren’t they still the most important part of everything? Our customers Our employees Our partners Our friends Our parents Our kids All humans. I’m feeling like it’s more important than…
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Involvement Matters
Involvement creates commitment. Force kills it. Those words from a post today by Corporate Rebels. And this image. This is relatable to anyone like me, who spends most of their time in this space. It’s also relatable to the millions of people who have felt the force of someone else’s decisions. Now don’t get me…
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It’s not about us
Today, every manager – junior, middle and senior – has to lead change. As far as I can tell, none of them asked for a new assignment or more work, but alas here they are. And they need help They’re not looking for “change management” help either. They just have goals and objectives to deliver.…
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Positive. Patient. Persistent.
“It’s not about me. It never was.” The writers of Ted Lasso get it. In the past week, I’ve attended two virtual sessions, one hosted in the UK, the other in the US. Both used examples featuring Ted Lasso. In fact, the UK event was completely about lessons we can learn from the show. Like…
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Help them help you
I’ve written before about my belief that everyone is doing and trying their best. You can see those here and here. Today on LinkedIn, I came across a response to the following question… A team member keeps missing crucial deadlines. How should you offer constructive feedback? Among the valuable pieces of advice from Edwina Pike,…
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What kind of leader do you want to be?
Do you want to be the kind of leader that attracts people to work for you? Do you want to be the kind of leader who cares for the people in your charge? Do you want to be the kind of leader who goes the extra mile to get things done in a way that…
It's Change O'Clock Somewhere 