Feb 24, 2016 | Leadership, Organizational Culture, Relationships, Teamwork, Transformation
Telling the truth can be difficult. In my work, people ask me to help them strengthen trust in their relationships. I work with individual leaders; other times with teams or entire organizations. Regardless of the scope of the engagement or place in the world I’m...
Feb 18, 2016 | Leadership, Relationships
Betrayal is in the news. It seems like every time I tune in – to CNN, to The Wall Street Journal, to Twitter – people are shining the spotlight on people who’ve betrayed others through glaring, headline-grabbing offenses. Government leaders. Police officers. CEOs....
Feb 11, 2016 | Leadership, Relationships, Teamwork, Transformation
How do people develop into transformational leaders? Is it through coaching? Training? Educating? According to Bank of Maroda Chairman Ravi Venkatesan in his insightful piece Building leadership: Unleash the disrupters, it’s none of those things: “To develop leaders,...
Feb 9, 2016 | Relationships, Transformation
Your trustworthiness is your most powerful asset — both in business and in life. Think about it. What are the gains you experience when people trust you? What can you count on when your trustworthiness isn’t in doubt? Might it be that people talk with...
Feb 4, 2016 | Change Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Culture, Relationships, Teamwork, Transformation
Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Montersino Under CEO Marissa Mayer, in the last year more than one-third of Yahoo’s employees have parted ways with the company – either voluntarily or involuntarily. In the coming months, another 15% of Yahoo’s workforce is slated to be fired....
Feb 2, 2016 | Relationships, Teamwork
We’ve worked with hundreds of teams in different parts of the world. They all share many things in common. One in particular has stood out to us. Regardless of geography, industry, or function, the #1 killer of trust in those teams is the same: Gossip. Have you ever...
