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How to have "hard" conversations
Even the thought of the conversation makes your palms sweaty and your skin crawl. But every good outcome is on the other side of that sort of conversation. How do we have them without blowing them up?
The Question Challenge - Asking
To ask is to lead. But how do we ask questions to generate real insight - without triggering defensiveness or wasting people's time?
The Question Challenge Pt 1 - Framing
A frame is the context we set around an issue. Learning how to frame is the most important leadership tool out there. How do we do it?
The Bell Curve of Engagement
As a leader, you've probably heard yourself utter these words at some stage: "I just wish people were more engaged!" But what is engagement? And how we do improve it?
Frames change the game
She who controls the frame controls the conversation. Learning how to frame - and reframe - is such a critical leadership skill, but it hardly ever gets taught.
Read this if you're overwhelmed
If we're not careful, it's easy to become overloaded in times like these. But what does it mean to be overloaded? I hear that word a lot, but what is it? And what can we do about it?
The Value Gap
What is value? How do we quantify it? Who decides? These are the issues I've been obsessing over, and I've found that value is about one critical question: "What’s in it for me?"
The Value Equation (and the best $70 I've spent in ages)
The closer we are to something, the harder it is to see its value. In a tight economy, being able to clarify - and communicate - our value is critical. The Value Equation shows you how.
The Cost of Silent Team Members
Have you ever stayed silent, even when you've had something important to contribute - because you're worried about how your colleagues will take it? This post explores the cost of silence.
Culture is concrete, not fluffy
We blame "culture" for all manner of ills. Why? Because it lets us off the hook for changing anything. But culture is not this vague fluffy thing; it's a concrete set of conditions that we can work on - bit-by-bit, day-by-day. But how?
2026 is going to hurt
This year is going to punch you in the face and throw you to the floor. If you let it, you'll emerge stronger. Here's how.
The 7 types of rest we're not getting
I've noticed a scary pattern with clients this week. We're all working when we should be resting. Which of these 7 types of rest would help you the most?