3 Ways Leaders Undermine Team Accountability
Today’s post is by Roger Schwartz, author of Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Roger… Do you see accountability problems in your team? Do your team members need to be more accountable? If so, you may be contributing to the [...]
How to Make Rude People Lose Their Minds
What is wrong with people these days? Since when did being rude not only become acceptable but it seems to have become the norm. Road rage. Uncouth manners. Snappy remarks. Abrupt and curt conversations. Mean comments. Profanity-laced tirades on the phone. It’s disappointing and painful. The worst part is rude behavior can bring out ugly [...]
Why it’s Important to Deliver Tough Feedback
Today’s post focuses on the importance of providing clear and direct feedback to members of your team. It’s an excerpt from One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership (you can get your copy here). Taking risks on people is important but leadership requires more than that. The other side of the [...]
My Daughter’s Kicking Your Company’s Butt at Social Media
It has been years since the term “2.0″ has been coined and yet companies still struggle with social media. “It’s hard. It takes a lot of time. I’m not sure what we’ll do with it. It doesn’t seem worth the investment.” Those are some really lame (and defeatist) sentiments. Even for those who have started [...]
Finding Inspiration in the Words of Great Leaders
So many brilliant people have turned such wonderful and inspirational quotes over the years and we would do well as leaders to learn from them. I’ve compiled a few of my all-time favorite quotes in this post and encourage you to share your favorite ones with the members of your team. Heck, go crazy and [...]
Decision Making: You’re Doing it Wrong
Organizations are terrible at decision making. Yep. I said it. And you know it’s true. There are some pretty understandable reasons why we’re so bad at making decisions. We are afraid of being wrong. There are costs with being wrong (e.g., getting fired, not getting a promotion, etc.). We don’t want to upset people and [...]
The Crazy, Backward Sales Technique That Will Make You Rich
Today’s post is by Robert D. Smith, author of 20,000 Days and Counting (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Robert… If you’re in sales, you like the word “Yes” a lot more than the word “No.” “No” is just a word you’ve learned to live with. You tolerate it as a reality of the [...]
Quit Being a Critic and Go Create Something
In my line of work, I’m exposed to a fair number of critics. Whether it’s comments on this blog, reviews of my book, or critiques of my performance as a speaker, there is no shortage of criticism of my work. Some is glowing. Some is marginal. Some is downright ugly. As leaders, we’re often in [...]
How to Lead a Meeting
Today’s post is by Erica Bell who is a writer for Business.com. Here’s Erica… The basics of running a meeting, such as letting those attending have enough notice and making sure all the materials are prepared, should be easy to master. However, getting into a meeting and truly leading it isn’t always easy. The truth [...]
How to Deal with Difficult Idea Pitch Panelists
If you’ve ever pitched a business idea in front of a panel, you know there’s always at least one panelist who is a complete pain in the behind. Whether you’re an entrepreneur pitching your new business or a corporate-type pitching a new product idea to an executive committee, you’re always likely to face that one [...]
