“Find out what it means to me.” It turns out that most managers could learn something from the late Queen of Soul. Recent research reported in Harvard Business Review* explains that when you ask workers what means most to them, they often say feeling respected by superiors tops the list. Yet employees report more disrespectful behavior each year. Leaders need to learn … [Read more...] about R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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The Power of Self-Compassion
Sometimes, we are our own worst enemy. We set high performance standards for ourselves – which is great, but then beat ourselves up when we do not meet them – not so great. Recent research, as reported in Harvard Business Review*, shows that we should instead treat ourselves with “self-compassion.” This includes: *Be kind rather than judgmental with ourselves about … [Read more...] about The Power of Self-Compassion
Strategy Overload
We know we can’t do everything – but that does not seem to stop us from trying. At the organization level – this can create Strategy Overload. That is, too many goals, initiatives, and projects to the point that none of them are truly “strategic.” Everyone in the organization should know the top three Strategic Goals that should be completed in the next three years. The … [Read more...] about Strategy Overload
AARs & Learning Journals
The frenetic pace of work life seems to continue to increase. We move from one project to another and multi-task as much as we can. One of the casualties of this hectic pace is – learning from our experiences. Yet, we know that future success is greatly dependent upon making sure that individuals, teams, and organizations learn from successes and failures of their … [Read more...] about AARs & Learning Journals
Building a Learning Culture
Technology continues to rapidly change the skills we need in the workplace to be successful. Coming applications of Artificial Intelligence is just going to speed that up. There is no way that your team or organization will meet its mission goals in the future if you do not have “learning” as a key part of your culture. A recent Harvard Business Review article* suggests … [Read more...] about Building a Learning Culture