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The Power of Personalized Recognition in Leadership
Recognition. We are all prompted to seek it in our early years. Public recognition might make some of us uncomfortable, but most people love personal recognition. It means, “I see you. I see your effort. I noticed your try, and I am grateful for how you’re showing...
The Power of Compassion for the Holidays
If you read my book Real Leadership, you might remember that the holiday season is my favorite time of year. Something about those Norman Rockwell paintings that just used to come to life during Thanksgiving and Christmas has stuck with me since then. It’s a time when...
Real Leadership in a Changing World
In the 80s and 90s, sci-fi movies like RoboCop, Demolition Man, Blade Runner, Total Recall, and The Terminator were Hollywood blockbusters. Those films painted a pretty dramatic picture of the future, one full of robots, machines, and technology run amok. Back then,...
Why Micromanagement Hurts Your Team and How to Break the Cycle
Management. On its own, that doesn’t sound so bad, does it? Management usually carries a positive connotation: things are organized, people are guided, clients are served, and order is maintained. But add one little prefix, and the whole picture changes....
How Fear-Based Leadership Fuels Quiet Cracking in the Workplace
A recent TalentLMS survey of 1,000 U.S. employees revealed that more than half (54%) have experienced quiet cracking in the workplace, with one in five reporting it happens to them frequently or even constantly. I read that statistic and had to pause. I had heard of...
Fear-Based Leadership: Why It Fails and What to Do Instead
“If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” You’ve probably heard that said, and nowhere is it truer than in leadership. One of the most challenging aspects a leader can face is having clear goals and a vision without the necessary skills to...