Gene Kranz, NASA Flight Director for the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, famously said, “Failure is not an option!” And indeed, in that case, with the lives of three astronauts on the line, he was right. But for the rest of us, failure is not only an option; it is...
For anyone who doubted, the data is in. The Great Resignation is real and it’s happening. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that during the months of April, May, and June 2021 a total of 11.5 million workers quit their jobs. And it’s not over. What does...
If there is one thing I’ve learned in my line of work it’s this: Listening is an essential skill for success. One of the key components of leadership is good communication skills. Great leaders are powerful communicators—that’s why leadership books and classes...
Self-doubt: the mental troublemaker that surfaces throughout our career. Every time we think we understand it, it changes its form and strikes at the worst times. An estimated 70% of people experience feelings of...
Do your one-on-ones feel aimless?Not sure if they're making a difference? There's some solid science that says you shouldn't give them up anytime soon. Harvard Business Review reports that employees of managers who don’t have 1:1 meetings are: 4 times as likely to be...
Often people end the day feeling that they have not completed their tasks satisfactorily because they have spent much of the time "putting out fires." This is just one of mode of leadership that can cause inefficiency and chaos in a company. Sound familiar? When fires...