9 Easy Steps to Ruin Your Reputation
If anything teaches us about how to handle ourselves in public, er, how NOT to do it, the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at last week’s Oscar’s event, and its aftermath, is a…
Does Communication = Collaboration?
One of the most popular words in the business lexicon these days is collaboration. Everyone’s eager to flatten the organization, get rid of hierarchy, eliminate command-and-control structures and collaborate across broad multifunctional teams. Do we…
The Power of Personal Accountability
The Power of One concept is not new — it’s the bedrock of everything from motivational speeches to Army One. So, why not begin by setting an example of personal accountability that can be emulated…
Can You Build a Team without Feedback? Nope.
I know that you know ... and that I know you know ... that providing feedback in a candid, thoughtful and direct manner … is something that many leaders avoid like the plague.It’s not that…
Are you sure you’re NOT quitting?
If you watched the Beijing Winter Olympics, you saw that this theme is NOT the attitude of an Olympic Athlete. They are not quitters. Yes, they fall or make a slight error that costs them a…
How many of these excuses have you heard?
There's no doubt that the lack of Accountability is the issue that rises to the top of the list in every conversation I've had with CEOs. "TWENTY TIRED EXCUSES" One of the first clues that…
Accountability. What Does It Really Mean?
This quote, among the many in best-selling The Oz Principle by Craig Hickman, Tom Smith, and Roger Connors, hits the nail on the head: “The majority of people in organizations today, when confronted with poor performance or…