The Power of Special, the Grace of Ordinary
Do you consider yourself special...or ordinary? Does it matter?
Strong Back, Soft Front
As a leader, you can use your position to be both Authoritative and Approachable. You can have a Strong Back and a Soft Front. Authoritative means using your knowledge, skills and positional power for the greater [...]
Setting Standards
"You're never satisfied. You always want more, even though I've worked so hard on this!" "You always say things are great, but no one is being held accountable and things are slipping!" As a leader, [...]
Dealing with Dilemmas
A dilemma resists easy solutions. No matter what you do, you seem to lose something important. In a dilemma, every choice seems like a bad one. If you do X, it's bad. If you don't [...]
How to Share Power
When you share power, you get more power.
How to Give Tough Feedback
When you give tough feedback, you are pulled in two directions: - Confront: Be candid, blunt, honest, direct, and specific -- in order to provide a clear signal and the vital information to address the [...]