Tag: culture

Fresh ideas and new perspectives are the lifeblood of great work. But what happens when inspiration routinely comes from the same place – people...

When Pope Francis tells you to stop whining, you know there is power in the message. Since becoming the new pope, Francis has been...

Accountability is a tough term.  What do you think of when you hear the word?   Perhaps belittling, finger wagging, or being watched?  Thesaurus.com’s first...

As business and technology continue to accelerate, managers everywhere are facing disruption like never before. Every day it comes at them in the form of conflicts,...

From time to time, it's our job as managers to deliver eye-opening feedback to our team. To be fully effective, we need to be...

In researching what makes successful teams, Google’s “Project Aristotle” found psychological safety was key.  A group norm that supports psychological safety is  “equality in...

We like to claim that some institutions are “too big to fail.” Can the same be said of teams? Turns out that bigger isn’t always...

On their way to winning their first World Series in more than a century, the Chicago Cubs did something unusual: They changed the shape...

Leadership has been overcomplicated over the years. I’m not going to say leadership is easy – but one thing I do know – leadership is simple,...