You have nothing to fear but fear itself At work one of the things a person fear most, and actively try to avoid, is having a difficult conversation with a boss, a peer or a report. Let’s face it, we don’t like it as it represents the unknown – whenever you enter into a difficult […]
VIEW POSTWhich answer do you think is most common? Strangely enough, the answer is probably both! Marshall Goldsmith shares a story: One night over dinner, I listened to a wise military leader share his experience with an eager, newly minted General, “Recently, have you started to notice that when you tell jokes, everyone erupts into laughter—and […]
VIEW POSTWhy what got you here won’t get you there! Are any of these scenarios familiar to you? You’ve been recently promoted. You’re in the same job you were in a year ago, but the scope is a lot bigger today than it was then. You’re working in an organization where the performance bar has been […]
VIEW POSTHow to build your ability to be objective. A common mistake made by managers is to equate what they think with what they know. But there is a world of difference, let me explain. At the core of this is being able to differentiate between the objective and the subjective perspective of the matter to […]
VIEW POST“Bad companies are destroyed by the crisis. Good companies survive them. Great companies are improved by them” – Andy Grove, co-founder of Intel I know the commonly accepted thinking is that to be more successful you need to address and leverage your strengths, not your weaknesses. I have even written an article on this previously. […]
VIEW POSTHow failure can make you more successful… We all make mistakes, but do we learn from them? As children we are often taught not to make mistakes, and that it is important to be right. This is reinforced as we become adults and so we learn to equate mistakes with failure. And when we do […]
VIEW POSTFour key strategies to use when managing conflict, and when to use them When assessing what strategy to use in managing the conflict there are two key criteria: the importance of the outcome and the importance of the relationship. Their relative importance will vary with each situation. The four quadrants in the above matrix are: […]
VIEW POSTHow to determine and assess future leaders, and where and how to focus your efforts in their development. You are looking to develop future leaders for your business. How can you do this so that you can consistently evaluate them across the board? What is more important when you evaluate them – their past performance […]
VIEW POSTHow meaning and progress drives engagement, the bottom-line and results. Meaning is something you create, not something that is. Meaning is a powerful tool as it can help you from dwelling on factors and conditions that are beyond your control; and you can create a little meaning for yourself, and others, every day. This helps […]
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