Many of you have raised the question –
How come there are so many highly successful assholes?
Well…(sigh), clearly, being an asshole does not prevent you from being successful — we can all name at least a few.
And as you know, I believe that you will be most successful and most powerful if you are being yourself. Read More
You want to provide the flexibility for people to work
at home because:
As times get more and more scary, don’t expect
your high performers to keep knowing the company
wants them.
Even if they kind of know they are one of the stars,
telling them becomes even more important when
things get ugly. Read More
A fundamental difference between
Management and Leadership is this:
Team Capacity:
At day 1, your team has a certain capacity. It can deliver a certain amount of work, at a particular level
of quality, in a measured time frame. Read More
Every moment you don’t deal with a problem employee, you are squandering credibility.
Your team and your boss all notice –your high performers in particular notice.
You just can’t hide it if you are tolerating poor performance or damaging behaviors, without imposing consequences. Read More
I have observed this particular organizational
dysfunction throughout my entire career, but
have never put my finger on a root cause until
I recently read a book called The Leadership Pipeline*.
The first thing that jumped out at me was a comment about the career transitions from
worker, to manager of people, to manager of
managers, to functional manager, to general manager, to business manager, etc. Read More
Many things set highly successful people apart,
but the one I want to talk about here is
where they get their good ideas.
Short answer: everywhere and from anyone!
One of the most critical factors in creating
big success is Imagination. Read More
As managers it is critical part of our jobs to steadily build capacity in our teams – not just to deliver work.
It’s important not to get too drawn into, or stuck in, the content of what your team delivers.
You need to be leading the people and developing the team, vs. Read More
Getting your whole team in the same room for a meeting these days is rare.
Conference calls have become a way of life.
So we all dial in dutifully, mute our phones, and do our email.
When people are in a meeting I expect
them to be “present” – listening, participating,
contributing, and NOT doing email. Read More
