To become an effective delegator as a leader, the very first thing you need to do is recognize that you are carrying a load of head trash around delegation. We can say that with confidence because we have conducted an exercise with hundreds of leaders. In a nutshell, the exercise goes like this: Take 3… Continue reading Ditch Your Delegation Head Trash
Change is coming. If your business or team isn’t in the midst of change already, then get ready: it’s right around the corner. Change is chaotic. It doesn’t matter whether change is viewed as positive or negative … change is always messy. Change is demanding. As a leader, you have the power to shorten the… Continue reading There Are No Shortcuts in the Change Journey
Change is not easy. As a leader, you know that for a fact. Even change that is for the better is never “bump-free,” as we discussed in a previous blog. Of course, you expect unwelcome changes to be hard on people and prepare accordingly. But what about a change you assume will be received as… Continue reading When Positive Change Goes South
As a leader, when you hear the words “change management,” you may cringe inside. Perhaps you remember a change that was rough, such as handling a large layoff or learning to comply with complex regulations or being acquired in a hostile takeover. Yet change management is not only called for in difficult circumstances; it is… Continue reading No Change in Business Is “Bump-Free”
Do you define conflict in the workplace with incidents of hostility, simmering resentment, or words spoken in anger? Some talk about verbal “arm-wrestling” in the conference room where the opponents are also close colleagues, or ferocious disagreements that produce outstanding new approaches and ideas. All of these can accurately be described as conflict situations; the… Continue reading Conflict Can Break – or Make – Your Business
When leaders rank their responsibilities from “This is my absolute favorite!” to “I would rather scrub toilets than do this” there is one duty you will consistently find at the bottom of the list: resolving conflict. Just like scrubbing toilets, dealing with conflict is a necessary activity and much like scrubbing toilets, it is essential,… Continue reading Scrubbing Toilets or Resolving Conflict … Which Do You Prefer?
