“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
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
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
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
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
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
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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