You should use the F-word with your team a LOT more than you do. Do you use the F-word with your team? I sure do. The F-word gets people’s attention. When you drop an F-bomb your teammates will sit up and listen…
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Developing leaders is a crucial component to any thriving business. But there are two things that keep a lot of organizations from properly developing leaders. Those two things are time and investment…
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Generational stereotypes are bad for business.
Seems like our culture has become obsessed with generational stereotypes. New articles come out day after day. And they purport to have uncovered some great new insight into how to deal with the millennials creeping into our offices. Here’s my insight.
Most of it’s bullshit.
People are just people. And we all want the same things. We want to be engaged. And to be challenged. We want to be respected. To be compensated. And to be valued.
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Change Leadership is a hard job. And it’s never ending.
This is because change is a routine part of life – a blessing and a curse. American journalist, Sydney Harris put it this way:
“Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.”
Humans are made for change, but we can also be overwhelmed by it. Especially the speed of change. It’s important that, as leaders and people, we understand the human nature of resistance to change. And how that resistance burns up both physical and emotional energy.
Read MoreIf you haven’t stumbled across The Coaching Habit yet, now’s the time.
The Coaching Habit is sneaky-sophisticated. And better yet, easy to read. Being such a fan of the book, I was so grateful when the author, Michael Bungay Stanier, agreed to take a few minutes to give us some insight.
Here’s our conversation.
Phil: What inspired you to write The Coaching Habit?
Michael: My company earns its way by teaching busy managers how to coach in 10 minutes or less. The book grew out of lessons taught and lessons learned. And behind all of that was my desire to make coaching…or better said, being more coach-like…something that everyone feels they can do.
Phil: What do you think are the top 3 takeaways leaders will get from your book…
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