Ask most anyone to tell you why someone is a great leader, and you will likely hear that they are a role model. Ask most who are leading remotely, and they will wonder what it means to be a long-distance role model. After all, how can you be a role model if people can’t even
by Ryan Gottfredson, PhD. If you are a computer scientist and you want to improve your computer so that it can more effectively perform the functions that it needs to, which option for improvement would you prefer: Adding new programs and apps, or Upgrading the computer’s operating system? If you are an Air Force general
by Minter Dial There have been many articles and pundits bemoaning a lack of good leadership. In politics, business or society in general, the past few years have certainly tested leaders around the world. Whether it is termed as a crisis in leadership, a lack of direction or a confused moral compass, many leaders are
When you have a hybrid team, some of your team works in the office, some work from home, and some work who-knows-where depending on the day. That can make it hard to create a cohesive team. It isn’t that the team intentionally doesn’t want to work with people who don’t share their workspace, or that
How have the events of the past couple of years affected you? For some they’ve been among the most difficult ever. For others, they’ve been inconvenient at worst. No matter which end of this spectrum you’re on personally, realize that those you lead need you to have empathy as a leader. Make sure you and
“We need collaboration.” Just one of the reasons some organizations give when announcing their decision to bring everyone back to the office. In fact, it is the second most common concern about a hybrid workplace. The first concern is usually “We need to be together for our culture.” (I’ve dispelled that myth in this post.)
The title implies an important point: Your organizational culture is changing. And by the way, “changing” doesn’t mean going back to the way it was in 2019 (even if you hope so). I will tell you why your post pandemic culture will be different. But first, let me share a simple definition of organizational (or
by Kevin Eikenberry I’m sometimes called an expert, and while that’s gratifying, it is also humbling. Why? Because experts in any field, when asked to look into the future, are not usually very accurate. So when I am asked what the future of work will look like, or what will be required for success in
Humans have a love-hate relationship with technology. We curse the need to be tethered to email and Slack for work while not being able to avoid our personal screens for more than a few minutes at a time. Everyone complains about the tools they have at their disposal, but shudder at the thought of learning
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