Coaching Fair Process to the Impatient Leader
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“It’s not that they don’t get it. It’s that they’re resisting.” “I don’t get it. This plan makes so much … Read More
c2it to follow-through
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As boss, how do we ask our team members “can you see to it?” without sounding hard-pressing and controlling? Getting … Read More
Remote and Hybrid Teamwork Success: “Asynchronous” Communication is the Key
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Addressing the “Always On” Fatigue of Remote and Hybrid Working with Asynchronous Communication “I miss working in the office, at … Read More
Separating Thinking & Doing Time: Learnings from David Marquet’s “Blue & Red Work”
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David Marquet’s “Blue & Red Work” Red Work: Doing Time We continue to be haunted by the ghosts of Taylorism … Read More
Team Alignment in VUCA”O” Times: Try W3 x 124A (What, So What, Now What x 1-2-4-All)
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The situation is volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, overwhelming (VUCA”O”). We have an immediate, mission critical challenge to tackle. We need … Read More
Curious Active Listening Mindset (CALM) as a Leadership Modality
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Directional Talk, or Dialogue? Previously I shared CALM for receiving critical feedback. You can also have a Curious Active Listening … Read More
How to Receive Critical Feedback in a Breeze: Try CALM – “Curious Active Listening Mindset”
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Receiving critical feedback is dreadful. Our defensive routines get triggered and however we might understand that the feedback giver is … Read More
Feed-Forward Positive Feedback with the FFF Feed-Forward Formula
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When we think of feedbacking, we tend to just do “corrective feedbacking”; i.e. feedbacking on things to improve. Don’t do … Read More
The Delegation, Empowerment Spectrum
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“I don’t delegate, I empower.” The mantra of the modern enabling manager. I don’t disagree. Though caveat emptor. The delegation, … Read More
Classic Leadership Balance Still Holds for Agile Leadership
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Again, it’s all in the balance. If it’s just all vision and empowerment, the team won’t move. Even as an … Read More