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Connect, communicate, cultivate: a remote leadership process
In my former leadership roles, I had the great opportunity to lead culturally diverse teams worldwide. Some of those teams were remote as each entity existed separately from our parent headquarters. Each was “remote” and self-sustaining, but remote by location--not...
Everyone needs to understand why—especially Millennials
Not that long ago, leaders told people what to do, and they did it. They didn't ask many questions. When they did, most of the time, the direct answer was, "Because I'm the boss and told you to." We all understand that doesn't work anymore, and it hasn't for several...
Presence and the importance of engaged leadership
Several years ago, I worked in an organization where the hashtag #LeadershipMatters was a top-down message communicated in everything we did. I certainly agreed and echoed the "Leadership Matters" message, but I added a dimension to the Leadership Matters hashtag:...
The art of influence: leadership from an alternate universe
I learned a great deal about influential leadership from my father, even as he had severe Alzheimer’s and dementia. He was a strong, hard-nosed, no-nonsense man, but he had a fascinating talent for connecting with people. He seemed to have a unique knack for combining...
Leading through change, disruption, and uncertainty
A few years ago, I was part of an organization that was successfully striding toward accomplishing our strategic goals when unexpected external forces imposed a drastic direction change. Our strategic goals, operational efforts, and daily routines devolved into...
The Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) – rest in peace!
Call it a personal peeve of mine, or maybe just me getting old, but when someone says the phrase, “They are on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP),” it is like nails on a chalkboard for me! Fortunately, I have never been on a PIP, but I have worked with many who have...
Platinum adaptation: how the most successful leaders adapt to their followers
In a recent workshop I attended, a discussion arose around the concept of adapting to others as a leader versus expecting followers to adapt to the leader. We explored adaptation as the “Platinum Rule,” where you treat others as they need to be treated (versus the...
To improve employee retention, start training your leaders sooner
Many organizations don’t really have serious retention strategies. If I had $1,000 for every business leader who used “my kids” as a significant data point, I would have retired long ago. If I had an additional $1,000 for every time someone said something like, “We...
Battling high employee turnover? Top causes of employee turnover and how investing in leadership development can reduce your turnover rate
“I QUIT!” says one of your high potential employees as they enter the office on a Monday morning. You are perplexed and entirely caught by surprise by this situation. What do you do next? I would argue that battling employee turnover does not start when employees...
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