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.
When a manager rationalizes hiring the lesser candidate, that’s minus-one hiring. It leads to institutionalized reliable mediocrity.
Some leaders manufacture outcomes by manipulating data and controlling the questions that get asked. That can lead to spectacular failure, and often does.
Expecting your team to think outside the box when they don’t even know there is a box will frustrate and baffle you. But there are things you can do to help.
This post is about roles and responsibilities, both in a team and in society. It includes a sports metaphor and a picture of me wearing an orange safety vest.
Leaders often think that everyone who doesn’t agree with them is simply wrong. Sometimes this is due to the false consensus effect, and it can kill morale.
Leaders are responsible for overcoming magical thinking before it can sink their team or organization… or the entire economy.
There is no single leadership quality that will turn you into a great leader. Self improvement requires self awareness and situational awareness.
Managing Up is a term that reinforces the channels of authoritarian hierarchy. I prefer to use a term a professional dancer told me: back-leading. Here’s why.
Stepping into a management role and taking over a team can be far more complex than many people assume. These questions and exercises can help ensure success.