The Risks of Working for a People-Pleaser
Working for someone who is a people-pleaser may seem fairly innocuous or even desirable, but such leaders pose daunting challenges for their organizations. If you
Working for someone who is a people-pleaser may seem fairly innocuous or even desirable, but such leaders pose daunting challenges for their organizations. If you
What promises must leaders fulfill if they are to be truly effective leaders? I’ve been intrigued by the concept of four promises leaders must fulfill
New ways of organizing work are emerging, as Frederic Laloux explains in Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of
I’m raising some questions about the problems with groupthink in teams in this series of posts. Most work gets done by teams, but then some
I’ve been writing about the value of knowing your strengths at work so you can get more out of your career. If you haven’t taken
In my practice as an executive coach and leadership consultant, I encourage positive leadership and positive thinking but I often encounter resistance from cynical, hard-driving
The stress of working for a bad boss can actually shorten your life. I’ve read a lot of studies that prove the link between a
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