Julie Winkle Giulioni May 10, 2021 Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash Over the past decade, there’s been increased pressure for organizations to offer greater flexibility regarding when and where work gets done. The COVID-19 pandemic poured rocket fuel on the grand social experiment called ‘work from home’ (WFH.) Nearly every organization now has experience with … Continue reading Work from Where? 3 Leadership Practices that Support Employees Working From Home, Work, or Somewhere in Between
Amy Drader May 3, 2021 What are we talking about here? Perms? That curly hairstyle of the 80’s? Or maybe Permafrost? You know, that layer of ground in the arctic that remains frozen throughout the year? No. Neither. (Because those topics would make no sense to a leadership and team development blog.) We are talking … Continue reading Leadership Well-Being: Get Your PERMA On
Amy Drader April 30, 2021 There is a common misstep every leader makes at some point in their career. Many leaders never actually overcome it and become “that boss” who routinely exhibits it. Their behavior can increase workload and undermine team performance. It will irritate people. Bosses who do this are sometimes met with silence … Continue reading Your Leadership Superpower: Asking Questions
Paul Keijzer April 19, 2021 Mark Twain said that “Humour is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.” He’s certainly not wrong. Funny Leaders are Better Leaders However, a Gallup study … Continue reading Why Workplace Humour is the Secret to Great Leadership
Lacy Boggs April 15, 2021 I remember reading some writing advice once (though I cannot remember who said it — ping me if you know) that said: when writing you should aim to make yourself laugh, make yourself cry, make yourself feel something, and you’ll make your reader feel that, too. It’s good advice. But … Continue reading Facing the Fear of Thought Leadership
Liz Kislik March 10, 2021 A faithful reader asked me how to prepare employees for succession. This is a major issue in all kinds of organizations, but it’s particularly relevant for those with declared intentions to promote from within. Promoting from within gives you the advantage of drawing from people who know the current … Continue reading How to Get Your Rising Employees Ready for Leadership Roles
Lacy Boggs March 2, 2021 A fellow business owner said to me recently, “I need somebody to drag the IP (intellectual property) out of me.” We were talking about thought leadership, intellectual property, and the problem so many of us have making the time and space to do the deep work to actually tease our … Continue reading Can You Outsource Thought Leadership?
Lucy Spencer February 23, 2021 It’s clear that COVID-19 has changed the way we do business. We’ve needed to adjust communication within a business, update the way we connect with potential customers and even alter the products and services we provide. Three leadership skills have become essential to succeed in these confusing times: communication, adaptability, … Continue reading The Top 3 Leadership Qualities Following COVID-19
Plus a question about Ops, Infutor’s ID activation by boberdoo.com Kim Davis on February 19, 2021 Marketing Land’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s digital marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up here to get it delivered … Continue reading Agile marketing for effective leadership, Shopify’s earnings: Friday’s daily brief
Anthony Mersino February 4, 2021 This may sound like an easy question, but what is Agile Leadership? I’ve written all about Agile Leaders for example in The Agile Leaders Role in Transformation and How Leaders Create Agility – 3 Key Steps. In fact, in 2020, this blog was named to the Hubspot top 20 Agile … Continue reading What is Agile Leadership? (Part 1)
