“Can I give you some feedback?” is a question filled with emotion, for both parties.  When and how should you ask it? And how should you respond to it? There are layers to these questions that are worth considering, especially when giving peer feedback. Let’s take a closer look. Your Intent We can assume that

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Perhaps the toughest transition people make in their professional lives is the transition from being an individual contributor to being a leader. Many years ago, we started calling that the move “from bud to boss” and 10 years ago this week, our book with that title: From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition

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In the world today, people are running hard and fast, many so focused on taking care of others – be that their children, spouse, clients, teammates, students or their patients – that they aren’t taking the time to take care of themselves. It’s gotten so bad, that I recently read about a nursing school that

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Everyone has problems. Big problems, little problems, work problems, relationship problems. Pick an area of your life, and you probably have at least one issue you are dealing with. When you step into management, you pretty much become a professional problem solver. And if you haven’t received any kind of training on the subject (like

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Our mission is to help as many leaders as we can become more effective so they and their teams can make a positive difference in the world. One could argue that the leaders in the best position to make the biggest positive change are those who lead not-for-profit organizations. And those might be the same

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As of today, I cannot predict the future of work – for you or for your business. But I do know one thing. Whatever that future holds, work is going to be different…again. I do not believe we will ever return to work as we knew it in 2019. I predict that we will have

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As we continue to spend most of our time at home, many have rediscovered a hobby or started a new one. This will likely explain future yard sales consisting entirely of jigsaw puzzles. During the past year, I decided to try something, and it has become my new hobby. I’m going to tell you about

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If organizations invested any money in leadership development last year, it was to assist leaders who were suddenly thrust into remote leadership situations. While that make some sense given the unpredictable happenings of the year, the need to develop leaders in all parts of their roles didn’t magically disappear. Now, after months of reacting to

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When I was a kid, many kids spent hours talking on the phone. Now, kids the same age spend hours on their phones too. But more likely, they are texting rather than talking. When I first joined the workforce, I spent lots of time on the phone. Now, I have more communication options than ever,

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Book Clubs. Some people love them, and many have wanted to join one but never have. Lest you think that isn’t an option when we are supposed to stay home, enter the virtual book club. More specifically, The Long-Distance Teammate Virtual Book Club. Imagine being able to read a brand-new book, on a timely and

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