Leadership isn’t just about speaking, it’s about listening. And not just hearing words, but truly understanding, engaging, and responding in a way that fosters trust and connection. In today’s workplaces, where distractions are everywhere and meaningful conversations...
Few things trigger more angst for less payoff than the annual performance review process. Just the thought of it is enough to send a lot of people into panic mode–employees, managers, and HR alike. I’m not suggesting that the review process is entirely without merit,...
A few weeks ago, I read an article in The Atlantic titled “Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out” and I can’t stop thinking about it. (FYI: The article requires a subscription to read it, unfortunately.) The gist of the article is that...
Change can be messy. And the change to hybrid schedules has proven to be pretty messy for a lot of organizations. Many of the leaders I’m speaking with are struggling to make sense of this messiness. In one case, a leader was puzzled over why less than half of his...
Despite what we’d all hoped would unfold this year, we are nowhere near the emergence of a “new normal” regarding where and how we work. Don’t believe me? All you have to do is a quick Google search to discover that there are just as many articles espousing the “death...
I recently finished binge-watching the FX show, Welcome to Wrexham. It’s a documentary made about the team and community surrounding a Welsh Football (Soccer, for us Americans) Club that was purchased by two Hollywood stars, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2019....
