Archive for category: Leading

Lousy leaders focus on what’s wrong with you. 4 lousy-leader-behaviors: #1. Lousy leaders obsess over people’s flaws and weaknesses....

We begin new jobs with enthusiasm. But repetition leads to boredom. Lousy bosses make work miserable. Constant pressure causes...

Mergers and acquisitions have winners and losers. You’re the winner if you’re on the acquiring side. You’re the loser...

The idea of leaving the past behind is an offense to who you are. And the hope of recreating...

“The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.”...

Freedom at work isn’t earned, it’s unearned. Give people freedom to do the things you hired them to do....

The path to success is messy. You’ve seen straight-line growth arrows, as if success is neat, safe, predictable and...

“A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.” (Wall and Piece) The most productive...

What if you’re a toxic leader and don’t know it? Lack of self-awareness is the deadly trait of a...