May 10, 2016 | Collaboration, Relationships, Teamwork
“There seems to be only one right way to do anything – and that’s his way.” “She’s always checking in on me, redirecting my efforts.” “What can I say so he’ll let go and trust me to do my job?” Have you ever had a boss or colleague delegate a task, then look over...
Mar 10, 2016 | Change Management, Leadership, Relationships, Teamwork
Every day, from the time we wake up and our feet hit the floor, we are managing expectations. Expectations others have of us. And, expectations we have of them. Underlying expectations are needs. You have a core human need to be of value to the people with whom you...
Mar 1, 2016 | Leadership, Organizational Culture, Relationships, Teamwork
People often tell me how much they need to be able to count on one another to come through, particularly during this period of doing more with less. Think about it for a moment. When you do what you said you’d do, you give people concrete evidence that you can be...
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 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 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....
