When leadership meets real-life limits
Defining where you draw the line for yourself, your team and your org Story: Sharing your limits A leader approached me this month wanting to get more clarity on balancing how to be flexible in a new role while acknowledging the challenges of being a parent to a newborn and a toddler. “There’s a lifestyle […]
Are you stuck in decision drag?
The gap between leaders who decide and those who delay Story: Decision drag or decision velocity How do you, as a leader, make a critical decision? Maybe you decide as needed, without much angst. That’s known as decision velocity. Other times you feel paralyzed by competing factors and decision drag sets in. I’ve noticed these […]
What’s the real issue?
Find the ‘thing under the thing’ before your next hard conversation Your boss gives you feedback you feel is unwarranted. Turns out he wanted more communication. Here’s how to turn around a misunderstanding by naming what’s really at the core of the conflict. In Leadership Core, I’m tackling everyday leadership challenges with HIIT‑style intervals: short, […]
Listen for the Whole Story
Story: It’s not about you every time Are you listening to hear what someone has to share, or using every chance to play a kind of charades with your team? I’m thinking of the “sounds like” move: a team member shares something that sounds like work you’ve done, are doing, or want to do, and […]