As a high school and college kid working on our farm, I remember my dad sometimes taking short naps after lunch. At the time, I didn’t think my dad was lazy in any way, but I didn’t understand it. As a business owner for 30 years (and now past the age of my dad in
Failure. This isn’t a word that is super inspiring or brings joy to our hearts and minds. Yet it is something we need to think about as a leader and individual. To think about failure in a more effective and helpful way (and perhaps stop avoiding it), let’s realize that there are two kinds of failure.The
There are plenty of style questions that get asked of leaders – often stated as a dichotomy. Here is one for you – are you results-based or process-based? Perhaps this isn’t one you have thought about, yet I would suggest you should. Let’s talk about the question – and what the best answer might be.Results-Based
Talent attraction has been an important topic and source of concern for wise senior leaders for many years. After all, the organizations with the most talented people have a big competitive advantage. But the focus on talent attraction for any organization only grows when one of two things happens. They lose talent (like many have
This article starts with an assumption. Good news – your experience will confirm that the assumption is correct. Here it is: We are often most effective when we learn with and from others. And at work, learning from others is often most relevant and practical. If you agree with this assumption, read on. Because I’m
How’s your team’s hybrid working arrangement working out? Is it better or worse than you expected?After the pandemic, many companies settled on a hybrid way of working. Some people worked mostly remotely while others worked in the office. Others had no definite location requirement, just a minimum number of days they had to be with
Habits are a wonderful thing, until they aren’t. Unless we build the habit of intention, we will operate on instinct and autopilot, which isn’t always best. Making intentional choices and operating based on intention is a powerful way to get better results. We usually think of intention as an individual choice. However, organizational intention is
Predictions are tricky things. People want to make them and read them, but that doesn’t mean they will be all that accurate. With a dose of humility, here are five of my predictions for work, the workplace, and leadership in 2024. I will share them and some actions you can consider as an organization, team,
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