Another Way You Can Get Recognition Right
Recognition is a tricky thing. Employee motivations can vary. The ways people want to be recognized can vary just as much. Know your audience One sunny day several years ago I was so excited to give a...
View ArticleThe Two-Way Street of Leadership and Respect
Respect. It’s such a simple word that carries so much power. It commands: “Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.” (Eldridge Cleaver). It empowers: “We confide...
View ArticleShow People the Leader You Are in a Moment
I was sitting in a colleague’s office. I could hear a person on the other end of his phone from across the room, several feet away. It was tense. You could tell my colleague was pacifying an angry...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Partnership Successful?
A partnership is exactly like a marriage; if you don’t work on it, the chances of it lasting its first few years are very minimal. There are always highs and lows in a partnership, considering that...
View ArticleBuilding Respect, Trust, and Authentic Connection
I’m sure her intentions were noble, yet her actions conveyed a different message. I want to collaborate with you on a project, she wrote in an email. Let’s schedule a phone conversation. Her assistant...
View ArticleThe One Word Forgotten in the Workplace
I have to admit I struggled with writing this article. My publicist has been pushing me hard: “You’re a workplace motivation and culture expert and yet you’ve been silent on the sexual harassment...
View ArticleChanging the Conversation
As a leader, have you ever considered that you are often the topic of dinner conversation of your employees? Think about it for a second in relation to your own life. How often do you find yourself...
View ArticleSeeing Eye-to-Eye Around Your Leadership Table
I started my first full-time salaried job right out of college. My employer was fair and kind, but his office intimidated me. The décor and furniture didn’t help. He had two uncomfortable chairs...
View ArticleThought Leadership and Digital Marketing
Yes, I can see it now. One look at the header, a quizzical furrowing of the brow, and then dawning realisation. It’s another new must-use fad to succeed in the digital marketing world of 2018. Almost,...
View ArticleAppreciate Others to Uncover Hidden Heroes
Would you love to lead a team of super heroes? Movies based on super heroes are quite the rage these days. As I write this, Incredibles 2 has just come out and I haven’t seen it yet. But, I can’t help...
View ArticleEnd Well on a Low Note
It’s been two seasons since Jake Arrieta played for the 2016 World Series winning Chicago Cubs, and he still gets standing ovations as an opposing pitcher at Wrigley Field. This may seem insignificant,...
View ArticleAre You Suffering From Truth Decay?
Winston Churchill once pointed out that people occasionally stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. The great American author and humorist, Mark Twain,...
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