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The false riser
Have you ever tripped up the stairs? Back when a baseball bat was a common form of home security, people who had second-story homes would build a staircase with a “false riser.” The theory went that one riser would be a fraction of an inch taller than the rest, just...
Why leadership development isn’t enough
Leadership development is a good aspiration, and the tools used in it are very worthwhile. Most broadly, employee development is a worthwhile investment itself, almost independent of its effectiveness. In a survey by Culture Amp, development opportunities improved...
The Internal Resume – how heavy is yours?
When speaking with clients, I often discuss what path they would like to take within an organization. Some individuals are very confident in knowing that they are comfortable in their current position and have little or no desire to move professionally within the...
Learning organizations require leadership agility
In a previous blog, I shared thoughts on “learning organizations” where leaders are less constrained by structure and processes, where underwritten failures build trust, and where a vision is a unifying force for organizational effectiveness. In this piece, I’d...
Leadership 301: building a team – selection & hiring
This month, our leadership journey takes us up another step on the leadership ladder. If you haven’t read my last blogs on leading yourself and leading within a team, please do so before you read this one; self-care and leadership within a team are foundational to...
Delegation is an act of trust
Delegation is one of the most challenging skills leaders must learn if they want to build trust in their team. Quite honestly, if you are not delegating, you will be stuck managing systems and doing only the work you can handle on your own. Until you can learn to let...
Protect your people from themselves
Leading a remote workforce will certainly allow organizations to assemble the best talent available, regardless of location. This strategy will not be limited to larger organizations. Mid-market companies will be able to leverage available talent, no matter the...
Sell the brownie
If you’ve built something that you eventually want to sell, you’re likely to want more money for it than what others are willing to pay. This well-studied bias, referred to as the IKEA Effect, highlights our tendency to fall in love with our own ideas. While it...
Before merging, always evaluate the fit of your most valuable asset
Throughout the past year, businesses have had to get creative. Companies in 2020 shifted the way they’ve operated for years—decades even—to adapt to the new reality. Transitioning to remote work allowed organizations to continue business relatively normally. During...
The new normalcy – what happened?
Who would ever think that one of the most discussed organizational change initiatives is how to navigate the remote work conundrum appropriately? Over the past year, nearly every organization struggled through the pandemic, having much—if not all—of their workforce...
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