In the distant past, I would get up in the morning and watch the news or go on the Internet to see what was happening in the world. Turns out there was always something negative ...
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How and when to start a hard conversation
Many other leaders ask me for advice when they are dealing with difficult situations. Often, the difficult situations involve an employee underperforming or causing disruption on a team. We discuss the situation and I inevitably ...
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How to hold people accountable without being a jerk about it
If you lead others or you are a parent of older kids, you have probably experienced the feeling that the people you lead don’t seem to be working with you sometimes. You feel like you are ...
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Have you ever felt dumped on when you were doing your best?
You are given a challenging project. The goals for the project seem clear, the deadline is very clear, but the path to reach the goals is loose. You take this as licence to go your ...
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How to get the right people to help you do the work
When you ask for volunteers in public, you rarely get any. And if you do, they are likely not the ones best suited for the work. You end up angry that those who you really ...