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Leadership

Five characteristics of resilient teams

A resilient team embraces change and doesn’t fear turnover. Here are five characteristics of highly resilient teams.

By Peter, 1 yearMay 27, 2024 ago
Courage

Don’t throw out the lightbulb just because it showed you an uncomfortable truth

Don’t throw away the light bulb because it showed you an uncomfortable truth. Transparency doesn’t build trust. Transparency creates awareness; actions build trust.

By Peter, 1 yearApril 15, 2024 ago
Leadership

The best leaders understand motivation. Push, pull, self-propel, or drift. Yes to all of it.

Leaders need to understand the four basic types of motivation and how they can exploit them all to get their teams moving forward.

By Peter, 1 yearMarch 5, 2024 ago
Debbie Downer is giving a thumbs-down, not celebrating milestones
Leadership

Celebrating milestones: an important leadership practice

I’m celebrating milestones today. It’s important for a person, and it’s especially important for leaders. We don’t pause to celebrate milestones often enough.

By Peter, 1 yearFebruary 26, 2024 ago
Leadership

Lead your team to a consensus, not conflict

Getting people to consensus, not conflict, relies on sticking to the basics of leadership. Meetings that devolve into opinion free-for-alls serve no one.

By Peter, 1 yearFebruary 13, 2024 ago
Leadership

Middle managers struggle with mental health at work, too

Middle managers are squeezed, having to look out for the mental health at work of their teams, while also driving performance for the company.

By Peter, 2 yearsDecember 5, 2023 ago
Leadership

The stabilizing influence in the room

Being the stabilizing influence in a crisis is great until it’s not. Calm is a good trait in a leader, but leaders need a diversity of opinions around them.

By Peter, 2 yearsSeptember 12, 2023 ago
Leadership

Structural bias at the buffet

If you can see the structural bias in the buffet, you can fix your organization’s dysfunctional workplace culture. Also, water faucets.

By Peter, 2 yearsSeptember 5, 2023 ago
Leadership

How paperweight wisdom can kill critical thinking

We like paperweight wisdom because it reinforces our own values and worldview. It absolves us of having to think deeply. Don’t be one of the shallow thinkers.

By Peter, 2 yearsAugust 1, 2023 ago
Conflict

What do a 7-year-old, a slice of cake, and a self-destructive project manager have to do with being a better leader?

A 7 year old’s moral relativism, a clash of cultures, and a self-destructive project manager show how a shift in perspective can help us be better leaders.

By Peter, 2 yearsJuly 18, 2023 ago

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