I’ve written about how complexity can be a problem and a challenge for us. Which begs the question, what is the antidote for complexity? Given that complexity is, well, complex, there isn’t a complete answer I can share in a few hundred words. But there is a short answer that points the way. The antidote to

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I don’t know where you stand on your view of AI. I don’t know if you are an innovator with these tools or are scared and worried. I see people across that spectrum everyday – and regardless of where you are, I am writing to all of you. This isn’t an article an article about tools,

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Complexity seems to be a watchword of our time. Most of us would agree that the world and our work is more complex than ever. I don’t need to make this case or give support to the reasons why. But that existence of complexity isn’t really the problem. The challenge is that complexity is hard

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As we become more accustomed to remote and hybrid work, it can feel less novel and more of the norm. That doesn’t mean it comes naturally to people. How do organizations and people in Learning & Development help grow leadership skills that translate to the new way we work? As we said in the first edition

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When you think of things leaders must share, you likely think of things like information about the business, vision and goals, strategies, external factors, plans and feedback. As important as all those things are, there is something else far less talked about but foundational to the understanding of all those other things. It’s context. And

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Since before you started school, you learned from others. You learned from your parents, of course, but from siblings, neighbors, most anyone around you. You learned from observing and mimicking, and later by asking them questions or exploring new things together. Learning from others – peer learning – was a natural and formative part of

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You’ve heard the expression, “it ain’t rocket science.” When it comes to being a long distance leader, we believe that’s true. But it got me thinking about rocket science and working remotely. As the release of the updated Long-Distance Leader, Revised Rules for Remarkable Remote and Hybrid Leadership approaches, I’ve gone back and looked at some

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NFL football is a big business. It is more popular than ever and creates many of the most watched shows in the United States each year. And each of those games provides leadership lessons, if we look for them. If you are a football fan, you are going love this post. But even if you

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Free. It is a word we often think of as (very) good. Who doesn’t want a bargain? And isn’t free the ultimate good deal? The problem is that free as in “free leadership content”, might not be all it is cracked up to be. While we generally like the idea of free, we also likely

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For the last 20+ years, email has been an accepted part of work and organizational life. As ubiquitous as it has become, you might think (or hope) that we would have collectively figured it out. Unfortunately, much like meetings, while we know that both are helpful, there is much that goes wrong with each every

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