Conversations at work can often feel more like political debates and battles between egos. People with strong points of view argue and debate without anyone
I’ve been discussing some of the problems of teams in my recent posts. Everyone works in teams these days, some better than others. Being aware
I’ve been sharing my thoughts about managing people, in particular the advantages of asking questions. We work in a culture of telling, where conversations become
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
Are you someone who makes a lot of friends at work? If you are, you probably get more satisfaction from your job, and more than
Would you like some cheese with that whine? Well, for many of us that answer might be yes, especially if constant complaining and negative attitudes
You have worked for enough different people over the course of your career to know that it’s not only a question of WHAT you do
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
