As leaders, we all want to support and lead innovation in our organizations. Unfortunately, we can sometimes get in our own way. According to research reported in Harvard Business Review*, leaders can sometimes fall into five different kinds of traps that “derail” them from effectively leading … Continue reading about Leading Innovation
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The Power of Goals
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Strategy
A New Strategy Approach
Last week I gave the students in my graduate Nonprofit Strategy course their midterm in which I asked them to invent their own strategic planning … Continue reading about A New Strategy Approach
Leading Change Pitfalls
Leading Change is one of the most challenging tasks of top leaders. You may have memorized Kotter’s eight steps and have a big guiding … Continue reading about Leading Change Pitfalls
Leadership
Bringing Joy to the Workplace
Many years ago when I had my first CEO assignment, I assure you that “Bringing Joy to the Workplace” was not on my list of goals. Of course, I didn’t want to bring “misery” either. Mostly, I just wanted us to get … Continue reading about Bringing Joy to the Workplace
6 Reasons We Make Bad Decisions
One of the most important things we are all paid for is making good decisions. And yet, people often make bad or at least sub-optimal decisions. Why does this happen? Research reported in Harvard Business … Continue reading about 6 Reasons We Make Bad Decisions
Teamwork
8 Steps to Effective Delegation
Delegating is one of the most difficult skills for high-performing, young leaders to learn. This is because, up to this point in their careers, they have been rewarded for their personal excellence – making sure … Continue reading about 8 Steps to Effective Delegation
Building Resilient Teams
Resilience is a very popular topic these days, for a lot of good reasons. Individuals are working to develop their resilience so they can effectively work through the many unexpected challenges that seem to await … Continue reading about Building Resilient Teams