Work on Your Weaknesses...Sometimes.

I was sitting at the receiving end of a performance evaluation and my boss had just laughed at me. I had filled out a questionnaire about my plans and we were going over the answers. The answer that [...]

Your employee comes to you and asks you for some flexible time to join a local nonprofit board or for some funds to join a local civic organization. Do you pay for it? Why would you encourage your [...]

If you didn’t know the name Nathan Chen, you might have heard about him by now. Chen has literally changed the sport of figure skating. A decade ago, the triple jumps were considered to be the best [...]

Your organization is a machine, and just like any machine, it is going to run well as it is designed. Each role of the organizational chart follows a process and together, produces a product or [...]

As humans, we love to be loved. We love to feel valued, heard, and appreciated. We want to build relationships, be a part of a community, and have a purpose. However, in today's workforce, studies [...]

Let’s say your business is a car and the driver is your employees. If you want to change something about the performance of the car, such as improve gas mileage, what is your best strategy?

When I got up this morning, I ran through my "routine". I brushed my teeth, took a shower, picked out clothes, said good morning to my wife and kids, and probably did dozens of other little things [...]

You can't believe John would have the nerve to call you out in the meeting. You are the manager and were leading a department meeting. John has been on your team for several months now and really [...]

The crowd at the airline gate was substantial. There was a little over a hundred people all crowded into a small space near the counter as the gate attendant started to announce that the flight would [...]

We are always communicating, even when we aren't saying anything. Sitting quietly at our desk while working intently communicates to the team "I am busy and focused". Leaning in during a conversation [...]