It may sound odd but I enjoy listening to the Sharp End podcast. Guests on the show talk about accidents they’ve experienced in the outdoors, mostly climbing, and backcountry skiing related. In a…
Leadership
‘When We Walk By’ is the new book written by Kevin Adler. It isn’t a good book, it is an essential one. It isn’t a book I wanted to read, it is a…
In my last post, I talked about the fallacy of wanting to be right instead of being curious. When we set a plan, it is foolhardy to believe it will work our perfectly….
In my last post I talked about the importance of setting a team of people up for success. Senior leaders are responsible for providing enough guidance that the team knows what success looks…
I work with a variety of senior leaders who often ask me to work with their team or the management layer below them. It is great they want to invest in the people…
The biggest work related impacts of the pandemic are behind us but the topic of where employees should work is far from resolved. The hybrid work model is becoming very common and a…
What is a leader’s responsibility towards their employees? This question came up recently with a client who leads a start up business. Leading any start up is tough and everyone involved has to…
I came across the concept of radical innovation back in my Intel days. This is the sort of innovation that generates a leap forward in capability. Contrast this with evolutionary innovation, where things…
I’ve said many times leadership is not a popularity contest, it can be a lonely job. While that is true, this isn’t the kind of loneliness I am focusing on. In recent years,…
Many leaders I work with find themselves dealing with broken relationships. Trust has evaporated and has been replaced by suspicion and blame. In the heat of the breakdown, it often seems there is…