Many things may be on your list to help you become a more effective leader; for example: Improve Public Speaking Practice Giving Effective Feedback Learn more about AI Get an MBA Become More Visionary Challenge the Process These aren’t bad things to work on, but maybe you need to call a timeout and look at something even more fundamental. How much do … [Read more...] about Building Trust
ethics
Negotiations Ethics Traps
You are a good person and – of course – you always want to behave ethically. However, when we are engaged in a negotiation of any kind, it creates incentives for us to violate even our own ethical codes. And research shows that the more someone in a negotiation has to gain financially, the more likely they are to lie. This is nothing against any of us – personally – it … [Read more...] about Negotiations Ethics Traps
Advance Your DEIB Efforts
Are people on your team feeling that they really belong? Many organizations are paying extra attention to their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging efforts. However, recent research from Gallup shows that many Employees are not satisfied with the results. Following are some examples based on surveys of Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and Employees of the … [Read more...] about Advance Your DEIB Efforts
Courageous Leadership
Many people still have an outdated idea of what “courage” looks like as a leader. Some of the “old school” ideas of courage include being a “tough guy” (and they mean it in a masculine way) who takes lots of risks, has all the answers, and pursues HIS plan no matter what. Fortunately, more updated ideas of “courage” are emerging – and some of them are discussed in a … [Read more...] about Courageous Leadership
Voice Your Values
The news today is filled with lines being drawn in the sand. While few of us face the terrible decisions our world’s leaders must face, we do all face our own “line in the sand”: witnessing unethical behavior at work. Over the course of teaching ethics in the past seven years, I’ve relied on the work of Mary Gentile, recently retired from the Darden School, and her … [Read more...] about Voice Your Values