Some leaders only know one speed. They “wanna go fast” – liked the famed race car driver Ricky Bobby in the fun movie, Talladega Nights. But “going fast” is not always the best thing for your organization. Effective leaders learn the right tempo to set for their team and organization. In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, former Harvard Business School Dean N … [Read more...] about Set Your Leadership Tempo
Avoid These Leadership Traps
Leadership is not easy. When we raise a hand and take the lead, all of our “stuff” comes along with us. And none of us is perfect. In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, researchers suggest that human beings aren't naturally equipped to navigate the friction that comes with leadership. They warn that well-intentioned leaders often step on behavioral "landmines" … [Read more...] about Avoid These Leadership Traps
A Better Way for Consensus
“Let’s see if we can come to consensus.” Ahhh! Those can be scary words! While well intended as a nice way to include everyone, consensus sometimes signals the beginning of a long, laborious – even nitpicking – process of group decision making. It sometimes gives license to one member of the group to hold everyone hostage. And it can result in the watering down of a b … [Read more...] about A Better Way for Consensus
How You Can Counter Pessimism
Like a dark cloud, negativity can hang over a team or organization when things are not going well. Pessimism can be like a death spiral and leaders often have difficulty pulling out of it. Even after the worst of a corporate restructuring, market downturn, or project crisis has passed, teams often remain stuck in a rut—flat in meetings, silent with new ideas, and c … [Read more...] about How You Can Counter Pessimism
When Colleagues Meddle in Your Work
While collaboration is a hallmark of high performing teams and organizations, some team members do not know how to “stay in their lane.” We have all dealt with that coworker who constantly weighs in on projects outside their scope or offers unsolicited opinions on how you should run your department. According to a recent article in Harvard Business Review, this behavior trig … [Read more...] about When Colleagues Meddle in Your Work