Life is an endless series of negotiations and opportunities to influence those around us. We communicate all the time and often with the intention of getting something done, get some gain, or help others. In the book Give and Take,… Read More ›
Leadership
Drop The Macho Persona And Do This Instead
Vulnerability is a curious beast. It feels counterintuitive that showing any vulnerability may lead to anything positive, but the surprising truth is that it does. Studies have shown that being willing to show vulnerability helps in numerous ways. It indicates… Read More ›
How To Build Employee Centric Culture
The culture of any organization is created by several ingredients that combined drive the way the team and the organization work. It consists of values, artifacts and rituals, stories, and ends with assumptions and consequences. Values Company values are the… Read More ›
Why Your Leadership Development Model Doesn’t Work
Depending on the source, leadership development is a $14 billion, $24 billion, or even $50 billion market in the US alone. And yet it is difficult to find the return on the investment. Companies are not performing significantly better, and… Read More ›
How To Deal With Office Bullies
Bullying is often associated with kids and schools. It is defined as a use of force or threat to abuse, intimidate, and dominate others. However, since kids become adults, it should be no surprise that bullies also exist in the… Read More ›
Learn To Play With The Cards You Got
It was in 2010 when I went with a small group of people to Ecuador. We landed in Quito and after a week in Galapagos Islands and another week traveling in Ecuador we headed to Cuyabeno wildlife reserve in Amazonia…. Read More ›
When Systems Don’t Match Goals
It was in 2017 when I had the opportunity to visit Cuba. In my travels around the world I prefer to visit places with beautiful nature, or sites that are in some way unique. Not that Cuba wouldn’t have a… Read More ›
How To Increase Employee Engagement
According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report from 2017, 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work. From these, 18% are actively disengaged, and 67% are not engaged in their workplace. Obviously, this is the… Read More ›
Don’t Confuse Confidence With Competence
The higher you get in the management hierarchy the more confidence you need to exude. No one is going to follow a leader who looks confused and lost. You still want to listen to what others have to say but… Read More ›
Take Care Of Your Golden Turtle
It was in 2010 when I traveled with a small group of people to Galapagos Islands. I’m enthusiastic about nature, and the pictures from the islands I saw were incredible. The reality was even better. We landed in Quito, Ecuador… Read More ›
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