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Our Favoritism Is Creating Chaos

Our Favoritism Is Creating Chaos

We all struggle with it: We want to be fair to all of our teams, but there are simply some teams we enjoy working with more than others. Some teams are working on projects that will elevate our professional areas of expertise and interest, while others are not. Some teams are succeeding more than failing, while others are not, and some teams are simply fun to work with, while others are not. This aspect of leadership is real. It’s common, it’s pervasive, and it’s a challenge for leaders. It’s...

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Why Are They Resisting This Change?

Why Are They Resisting This Change?

In a recent coaching session, Jason, a manager new to his position shared, “My team is fighting even the most basic of changes. I know there have been a lot of changes to deal with lately. Me, coming on as their new leader being a big one, but they’re behavior is ridiculous. The recent changes I’m suggesting to our delivery schedule aren’t monumental. I’m simply saying we need to space out our delivery schedule in response to recent customer feedback. I’m not suggesting we drop, change, or...

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It’s Not Done Until Its Purpose Is Served

It’s Not Done Until Its Purpose Is Served

There’s an interesting trend I’ve been observing of late: Leaders are ‘accepting’ projects as being ‘DONE’ even though the goal doesn’t fulfill its purpose or the true need for it in the first place. As long as the goal’s tasks were conducted, the task or project is deemed ‘COMPLETE’. However, during subsequent executive team meetings, I’ll hear comments such as: “This is DONE?” or “What are we supposed to do with this now,” or my favorite, “Well that was a total waste.” If you don’t know what...

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What Does Your X Department Say About Your Culture and Company

What Does Your X Department Say About Your Culture and Company

Last week, I had lunch with two colleagues who are Human Resources consultants. They shared their hypothesis that the culture of an organization can be summarized by the ‘health’ of the company’s HR (Human Resources) office. Boom! Now that’s a powerful statement. As they shared more of their reasoning, I started to mentally scroll through my client base, and…my observations of my clients’ HR Offices aligned with their thinking. My clients with strong, strategic, collaborative, communicative,...

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What Do You Need of Me?

What Do You Need of Me?

If your work world of late is similar to that of most of my clients’, you’re busy. You’re really busy. Most days, you’ve come to claim success if you can even start, much less finish, just one item on your ever-growing To Do List. More often than not, your days are a blur of one meeting, email, text, chat message, or call after another, asking or demanding something of you. Someone needs an answer. Something needs your approval. Someone expects you to handle a problem they can’t or don’t want...

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