Agile Performance Goals
The performance management process in many organizations is irrelevant. Create 12-month/annual goals and then ignore the goals throughout the year. How about…
Failure of Recognition
Here’s one thing every leader must know. People want to know that their contributions matter. But recognition efforts often fail when the…
How to Staff Your Organization like an Apple Store
By Kyle Lagunas Apple is running a seriously smooth operation in their retail stores. Each employee has a distinct role to…
The Global Leadership Team – Part 3
In the first of three posts about The Global Leadership Team, we talked about the importance of cultivating the team with agile…
The Global Leadership Team – Part 2
In the first of three posts about The Global Leadership Team, we talked about the importance of cultivating the team with agile…
The Global Leadership Team – Part 1
Separated by time. Separated by distance. Separated by cultural differences. Meet the global leadership team. They are comprised of people living and…
Support, Don’t Rescue
People are often promoted to positions of leadership because they were good at what they did technically – as a software developer,…
Everything DiSC Work of Leaders
The Work of Leaders Made Simple: Vision, Alignment, and Execution. Everything DiSC® Work of Leaders™ is classroom training that uses online pre-work, engaging facilitation with contemporary…
The Middle Management Gap
They are sometimes viewed as “caught in the middle.” And for good reason. Senior leaders above them impose strategy that they are…
Where’s the Vision?
I have written in the past about how “vision” often alludes leaders. “I’m not visionary” is something I often hear in my…