More and more leaders are leading teams that aren’t in the next cubicle, down the hall or right out in the shop or warehouse. We are leading people we don’t see every day (or almost ever). And to do this well is even harder than leading next door – because communication is harder, there are
Quality. Excellence. High standards. All things worth thinking about personally and professionally. And all things associated with Steve Jobs. So who better than Steve Jobs to challenge us today? Questions to Ponder – Who is my yardstick? – Am I a good yardstick? Action Steps 1. Make your personal expectations of quality clear. 2. Live
I’ve written more than once about the connection between love and leadership. Here are two examples – recent and farther back). Today, I want to extend that connection to coaching and feedback. Do you have to love your people in order to give them effective feedback? No. Do your people have to love you in
Onboarding. It’s that very corporate sounding work for what used to be called New Employee Orientation. If you work in a large organization, your HR department likely has created a process for doing this – and while the depth and success of these efforts may vary widely, chances are your process is helpful. Let me
Change. It creates a variety of thoughts and feelings in everyone’s head the moment you hear or think about the concept. Today’s quotation is longer than most I feature here, but since change is a big topic, more words are worthwhile. Specifically, today’s idea encourages us to take action on the change that is going
Focus. It is one of those words everyone says is a good thing – something most people would like to be better at. Yet by itself, something is missing. What are you focused on? Daniel Goleman, best-selling author and a codirector of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence In Organizations at Rutgers University has thought about this question
Last Sunday, much of the world watched the Academy Awards. While I read a book instead, I did see Matthew McConaughey’s acceptance speech on Monday morning. Today’s quotation comes from that speech. While there are other valuable lessons from his speech, this nine word snippet gives all of us something to think about. Questions to
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