How To Have Difficult Conversations When You Hate Conflict
This issue is one of the hardest things I have to deal with in working with leaders who are wired to avoid conflict. My only effective coaching strategy is to show them through their own experience that the longer they wait the higher the price. So if you hate all the drama, deal with it […]
Your Team Is Brainstorming All Wrong
It is often said in sports that how you prepare before the game will determine how well you play in the game. I believe that is also true about meeting effectiveness as well. The amount of work that is done before the meeting will determine how well your team can actually use collaboration to obtain […]
The Changing Role Of Leadership In The 21st Century
The days of all decisions being made solely at the top with a few people involved are fading fast. Throughout the Industrial Age of leadership during the last half of 20th century this was the only model of leadership. The overwhelming percentage of the workforce was for the most part simply telling time based on […]
When Leaders Have To Speak Up
The bitter irony is that leaders who really want to avoid conflict are normally the very people who cause more of it to happen. The longer you wait to deal with a problem, it can by nature of neglect, get far worse and become a full blown crisis. So speaking the truth respectfully and early […]
How To Stop Taking Work Stress Out On Your Family
By the very nature of our work we have to be on almost all of the time. We put up with a lot of drama and the productivity demands alone build up tremendous stress. If we don’t develop habits that allow us to come home with some emotional margin, we will take all of that […]