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Should you pick your battles?
You tell yourself you’re picking your battles, but are you really just carrying a grudge? If so, you’re entering a downward spiral.
Recognizing Superpowers
Do you have a colleague that drives you nuts? Have you ever considered that the very behavior that is driving you to distraction is exactly what they were put in the organization to do? Can you appreciate the superpowers in your organization?
3 Questions to interrupt an emotional diatribe
What to do if a colleague is in the midst of an emotional outburst and you need to get the conversation back on track.
A View or a Veto?
Are you stalling your decision-making by giving too much power to stakeholders who should only have a view, rather than a veto?
Optimists, Skeptics, and Cynics
It’s easy to be attracted to optimistic thinking and turned off by cynicism, but both optimistic and cynical decision-making is lazy. Use this approach to improve the rigour of decision making in your business.
Envision What’s Possible
Are you adding value at the right level by envisioning a solution without designing or building it?
Is it Manipulative to Use Productive Conflict Techniques?
I’ve been asked whether or not my productive conflict techniques are manipulative. Here’s my answer.
Do You Have a First Team?
Patrick Lencioni’s notion of a first team solves some problems but it creates others. Here’s another way to think about your competing team priorities.
How to Handle the Over-sharer
Do you have a teammate who shares information you just don’t want to hear? Strategies for dealing with the four main types of over-sharers.
Are you spending enough time leading?
As a leader, you have choices about how spend your time. If you don’t choose deliberately, you probably get sucked into producing, and managing, rather than leading. Here are some steps to put a little more leadership in your day, week, month, and year.
Bad Advice: Why You Shouldn’t Come with a Solution
Arguments often start when someone proposes a solution without getting alignment on the problem they’re solving for. Here are the three situations in which you shouldn’t start with a solution.
The Vicious Cycle of Bad Behavior
In moments of weakness, you might let out a nasty remark or be too quick to criticize. New research suggests that your slip will lead to retaliation. Here are the do’s and don’ts to prevent starting a vicious cycle of bad behavior on your team.