6 Symptoms of Leaders with Low Emotional Intelligence
It’s pretty much common knowledge at this point that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is big deal. 90% of high performers test as having high EQ, but at the same time, only 36% of folks tested could...
View Article8 Ways the Best Leaders Coach Their Teams
Aside from accountability, I think coaching may be one of the most misunderstood words in the leadership lexicon. (Let’s be real. It’s been hijacked and given a negative connotation by some bosses out...
View Article4 Contradictions the Best Employees Understand
The best employees understand that while some ideas might seem at first blush to be contradictory, they may actually be keys to better performance. So take a look at the ones outlined below. While some...
View Article7 Reasons Leaders Should Be Great Storytellers
Leaders should be great storytellers. Why do I say that? Well, what do great stories do? They make us think. They make us feel. They make us care. They can even make us take a side. For centuries,...
View ArticleThe Ugly Truth About Toxic Teammates
Toxic teammates are easy to spot; Toxic teammates are toxic a lot. Here’s a list of things that they do. As you read, you’ll see that it’s true. Toxic teammates complain. About their manager. About...
View Article12 Reasons Your Company Culture Will Never Change
Culture is a hot topic, but it’s also a complex one. People conceptualize culture differently, and so consequently culture change is conceptualized differently as well. Regardless of how exactly you...
View Article7 Signs Your Culture is in Trouble
Spiderman has that whole spidey-sense thing that tells him when something’s about to go sideways. Batman has that handy-dandy bat-signal that pops up in the night sky to let him know that Gotham needs...
View Article10 Ways Leaders Can Build a Committed Team
Everyone wants a committed team, and lots of folks talk about having one. But let’s be honest — real-deal commitment is pretty rare. Now don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of teams out there that...
View Article12 Things Happy Workplaces Have in Common
People want to be happy at work. It’s really not that complicated. What does that look like? I’m so happy you asked. Happy workplaces tend to have a few things in common. 1. People Are Free to be...
View ArticleTrusting Teams Do These 12 Things
If all it took for a team to build trust was the doing a trust fall exercise together, companies everywhere would be filled with trusting teams, and the trust problem within organizations would have...
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