Seven Steps Toward Shifting From Micromanagement to Management
On our way to trying to make new things happen, we often bump into our own self-sabotaging behaviors. In our Journey of Not Knowing programs, we call them “hooks.” Hooks are defensive …
Decoding Human Behavior
How are Mindfulness and Executive Presence Related:
Four Principles to Follow
Two years ago, when I first wrote about mindfulness and executive presence, it was near impossible to live in the modern world and not to have seen the barrage of articles, books, blogs, conferences and weekend retreats devoted to the …
The Insularity of Anger: Brexit and the Barrier to Change
As I watch mesmerized at the fallout from the Brexit results I can’t help thinking about the power of anger and how it insulates people from its impact. In today’s landscape, there seems to be no shortage of anger and …
Leading Collaboration: It’s About Connecting, Not Calm
You have decided that collaboration is an important company value and critical to its culture. However, what does that mean in practice to a leader? Consider the following scene:
Leader: Okay, how are we doing on the Xerxes project? Engineer, …
The Power of Empathy: What We Don’t Know Won’t Help Us
“I know I have to work for him,” complains a young executive. “He runs our company but he seems so judgmental. Whenever we talk he just looks at me levelly as if waiting for me just to go away. That’s …
Humor As a Business Tool in Unknown Situations
Humor is an underestimated tool in moving business conversations forward. One of the reasons is that making a witty observation involves risking that the audience might be offended, unimpressed or simply not amused. You do not know how it will …