10 Things That Great Talent Leaders Do on Their First Day
Happy to report this post was recently published by ATD (the Association for Talent Development).You can find the whole post on by clicking here.
A Surprisingly Subtle Yet Powerful Way to Improve Decision Making
Decisions. We make them all day, every day. Decision making seems like it should be a relatively easy process. After all, we’ve got lots of practice at it. However, for leaders making decisions in organizational settings, there’s a whole new level of complexity that comes with the territory. It’s not as simple as right or … Read more
The Giant Cost of Faking Feedback
Saying you want feedback is one thing. The willingness to receive it is something else. Research has shown that leaders who ask for feedback are significantly more effective than leaders who don’t ask for it. Leaders who ranked at the bottom 10% in asking for feedback were rated at the 15th percentile in overall leadership … Read more
How Attached Do You Get To Your Own Inventions?
Mark has a dilemma on his hands. He’s just published a new eBook, and wants to use it on his landing page to build his email subscriber base. As a friend and colleague, Mark asked me to go to the website and download the eBook, and give him some feedback. The book content is great: clear, … Read more
Who Is Your Content Really For?
I turned the key in the ignition. The dashboard read: CHECK TIRE PRESSURE I walked around the car. My last stop was the front right side.There was a huge rupture in the tire. It couldn’t be any flatter. I called my local chapter of the AAA. A repair truck showed up within 30 minutes, and … Read more
What ‘Happy Chewbacca’ Teaches About Leadership
What in the world does “Happy Chewbacca” have to do with leadership? In case you missed it, this is the video that ‘broke the internet’ this week. Originally posted on Facebook Live, it’s gotten more than 150 million views on Facebook since last Friday.Here’s my challenge to you: Watch the whole video through (it’s 4:05), and … Read more
8 Reasons You Should Grab The Celebration Bull By The Horns
There’s a pretty good chance that your workplace is negative. Based on findings from the 2014 Towers Watson Global Workforce Study, 24% of employees are disengaged. Another 36% can be described as either unsupported or detached. That means that 6 out of every 10 employees lack the elements required to be highly engaged.One key to … Read more
Three Irrational Reasons Leaders Resist Asking For Help
As a leader, there’s no doubt you’ve been in situations where the best thing you could do is to stop and ask others for help. Did you?If not, why not? Consider this “bizarre but true” story: Last Monday, New Jersey resident Noel Santillan flew to Iceland on vacation. Landing at Keflavik International Airport after an overnight five-hour … Read more
How to Avoid Unnecessary Confusion With This Simple Leadership Tool
As a leader, you have to influence others. This sometimes means telling them what to do. When you’re leading on-on-one, you can be casual and conversational in your direction, and, for the most part, can get your point across. If the person you’re leading doesn’t get it, you’ll have direct and immediate feedback that they’re lost. … Read more
3 Ways to Quickly Create Connection With An Audience
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Will Rogers As a leader, you know that first impressions matter. When take to your stage, you have less than a minute – a tiny window of opportunity-to build real rapport with your audience. If you don’t connect, the window slams shut. It doesn’t … Read more