Improve Your Team Dynamics

Improve Your Team Dynamics

In my previous post, I shared tactics you can use to realign your team if the inevitable changes in the external environment, shifts in organizational strategy, bumps in the road, and feelings of lethargy have you at less than full speed ahead. If you want to reset...
Are You Working in the Right Organization?

Are You Working in the Right Organization?

I’ll throw it out there—your relationship with your current employer might have passed its best-before date. It might be time to move along, jump ship, hit the road. And when it’s time, it’s time. Dragging out the process is hard on you and hard on your organization....
How to Become More Self-aware

How to Become More Self-aware

In my previous post, I shared data that suggest most of us overestimate our self-awareness. When I say “most,” I mean 95% think they’ve got it, while only 10-15% actually do. That’s a problem because being in touch with ourselves is associated with positive outcomes...
How to Deal with Someone Who is Not Self-aware

How to Deal with Someone Who is Not Self-aware

I’ve been delivering a shiny new speech about giving feedback. It’s full of unconventional ideas and new ways of thinking about how to use feedback more effectively. The best part of rolling out a new keynote is hearing everyone’s questions, which helps me understand...
How to Give Positive Feedback

How to Give Positive Feedback

What did you do the last time you saw a colleague do something remarkable? Did you think, “Wow, that’s awesome,” and go about your day? Did you toss off a “nice job” or give them a fist bump? Instead, wouldn’t it be better if you recognized their efforts with...