In the late 1400s, the word ‘priority’ entered the English language as a singular noun. It wasn’t until the 1900s that we began pluralizing it, and once we started, we haven’t stopped. That pluralizing habit is a math problem, and not the kind leaders usually think about. I know we want leaders to focus on growth
What makes you a better leader? There are plenty of things that can contribute to it, but ultimately one thing matters most. Here are some of the likely candidates and what you might be thinking about right now:MindsetIdentitySkillsCompetenciesExperienceI’ve written about all of these, and all are important. But they are all precursors to the main event.
There is power in knowledge but that’s not the full story. Because the most powerful leaders are those who are willing to say, “I don’t know.” It’s a paradox, I know. And because of the paradox, it makes those three words even more powerful.Why Are They So Powerful?They speak the truth. No one knows everything anyway.They build
The barriers to information acquisition get smaller every day. Information, once considered the keys to most kingdoms, isn’t a key anymore. It is an open door we can all walk through. You’ve had this experience. You asked AI about something you already knew well, and got back a polished, confident-sounding answer. But something was off. Your
Do you ever wonder why training doesn’t stick?So why do we send people to training? Why do organizations create training to send people to? We do that to get different results — presumably better results.The Three Things That Have to HappenAnd if we want different or better results, three things have to happen from the
Do you expect your team to read your mind?As a leader, you’ve likely experienced this frustration. I know I have — I’ve seen it and heard it over and over.Here it is: someone didn’t do what you expected. You’re disappointed. You’re frustrated. But you actually never told them what you expected. So how were they
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