You are probably familiar with that old saying that the most beautiful sound anyone can hear is the sound of their own name. Right, [your name here]? Well, the second most beautiful sound might be… Read more
How to Invite Collaboration without Inviting People to Live in AirPods on a Cubicle Farm
When you’re the person who makes the seating chart, you have a lot of power and also a serious responsibility to optimize a functioning workplace. There’s a whole Myers-Briggs personality chart of different needs to… Read more
4 Ways To Engage People Who Don’t Want To Be Happy
You know what to do with an underperforming employee, but what about an efficient but difficult one? I’m a strong believer that you can’t be too positive or too empathetic in the business world. Yes, a lot of places… Read more
Extreme Leaders Listen Continuously To Employees
If you’re a good leader, you probably encourage your employees to come to you with ideas, feedback and complaints. Plus, most modern companies have some chain of command set up to “listen” to workers, ranging from employee help lines, surveys and… Read more
Extreme Leaders Manage The OSH!T Moments and Build Stronger Teams
That voice telling you to be afraid could be one of the most effective leadership tools you have. When’s the last time you were really afraid about something you’re doing at work? I mean the… Read more
Great Leaders Do This One Very Hard Thing
I’m sure you’ve had the experience of attending a workshop, or listening to a podcast, or reading a book that was so motivating that it inspired in you an epiphany about how you should be a… Read more
4 Ways Leaders Build Trust Through Empathy
I read with interest about a recent study from the Center for Creative Leadership which found that managers who show empathy are seen by their own bosses as better performers. Why? Because empathy actually works. As opposed to… Read more
What Leaders Can Learn from Marie Kondo About Decluttering Company Culture
If your company culture has become too cluttered to navigate easily, ask employees how to get the joy back. Who could have imagined that a soft-spoken house-cleaning expert would be the Internet star of the… Read more
Why “What Kind of Tree Are You?” Is Actually a Good Question to Ask Your Applicants
Maybe you’ve heard stories about the wacky things modern companies like Amazon and Google ask job applicants. “What song do you want played when you walk into a room, if it could only be one… Read more
3 Tricks Parents Know That Leaders Should Use on the Job
If you read to your children, you know about storytelling. Here’s how to make those skills work spectacularly for you in business. Once upon a time–let’s say June 1978–there was a freshly minted college graduate… Read more
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