I know there are plenty of things on the list of possible strategies for our business, and you might be thinking I am suggesting adding a new one. But for now, I am not (necessarily) suggesting an “AI Strategy” to compete with your Marketing Strategy, Supply Chain Strategy, or Go-to-Market Strategy. Instead, I am asking

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I’ve spoken to hundreds of people in the last little while, and they all say some variation of, “We tried to get people to come back to the office, but we’ve compromised and now work hybrid.” None of them sounded excited about it. Just for fun, I looked up the word compromise. Now I understand

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It is a good question: Do leaders and employees want the same things in work and in the workplace? Looking at today’s hot workplace topics like “return to office,” where people work, and more, many would answer no. Current divisions indicate that leaders and employees want different things. I think it is a valuable question.

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If you haven’t yet heard the term “productivity theater,” this won’t be the last time. And even if you haven’t, you will likely recognize the behavior. My coauthor, Wayne Turmel, defines it as “engaging in behaviors that aren’t terribly productive but give the appearance of working hard.” And one survey says 83% of employees have

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  Last week, I gave you nine ways organizations benefit when their leaders improve their questioning skills. Once you see those benefits, the next logical question is: How do we help leaders build those skills? In some ways, the answer to this question would be the same as building any other skill for your leaders,

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Projects are likely a part of your working life. And for many, more of their work is project based than ever before. If this is true for you, then finding ways to improve your ability to deliver projects is one of the best things you could be doing. I have a way to make those

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In any job market, interviewing to fill a job can be hard. We want the right person, but the urgency to get the job filled sometimes gets in the way. Our sense of urgency tends to push us to find a person who seems to have the right skills and hope the fit works out.

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Excellence is one of those words that describes a goal to which many would strive. Yet the idea of excellence is both aspirational and vague or nebulous. If creating excellence is your goal for yourself, your team, or your organization (and I am sure on some level it is), how do you do it? Here

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Superheroes in the world of cartoons, graphic novels, and movies are seemingly normal people who have superpowers that typically help them make the world a better place. What if we could equip our leaders with a superpower that would help them make their teams more effective work better? Let’s stay in the realm of possibility

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