How strong is your personal brand? Leaders, while valuing the need to perform well and meet commitments, also benefit by strengthening their brand. The fundamental
It’s no secret: we follow leaders who engage and inspire us, relate to us and instill trust. But it certainly is surprising how often we
If you fail to reverse lack of trust in team members, dysfunctions will intensify. Team members lose their sense of purpose. If there’s little buy-in, there’s no
One of the biggest teamwork challenges is lack of commitment.When teams lack commitment, it’s an indication that the participants haven’t fully explored the issues. The
I’ve been thinking about what makes effective leaders stand out. At a bare minimum, leaders must fulfill three promises in the areas of: Strategy Engagement
Effective leaders focus on key priorities. Yes, the bottom line looms large, but one only achieves financial success after fulfilling four promises to stakeholders. In
These past few blog posts have been dissecting the elements of trust (here, here and here). If you were to boil down trust to its
I’ve been exploring what builds high leadership trust (here and here). Maister, Green and Galford write about the elements that build trust in their book
Whether you’re giving difficult feedback to an employee, approaching your supervisor with a problem, or having an uncomfortable conversation with a peer — handling difficult
Imagine a workplace where people are scared to voice their opinions, where the fear of failure is so intense it paralyzes action. Such a work
The term “glass ceiling” evokes an image of an invisible, yet unbreakable, barrier that prevents women from advancing to higher levels of leadership, especially in
The world of quantum physics with its electrons, quarks, and uncertainty principles may seem far removed from the art of leadership. However, the quantum world
