Leadership
Over cocktails, a friend of mine said something dreadful to me: “You need to do a video blog.” Like most people, I hate watching myself on film. It’s painful, and I find myself having to trample down the demon of self-critique. My friend told me that if I am writing a blog about building relationships,…
Read More“Stop. Collaborate and listen!” Could it be that Vanilla Ice has great advice for collaboration? I hear the word collaboration thrown around a lot by leaders and managers. Unfortunately, collaboration usually means “Let’s divide the work up. Bam! We’re collaborating.” The end result is usually a project that is written in a different voices and…
Read More“Hey, I’ve got to show you this” said my manager. I expected to see some type of data table or PowerPoint slide, but instead he pulled out his iPhone and started playing a video of his son with the cape of a superhero running around the house saving the day. It was adorable and my…
Read MoreWant to improve the relationship you have with you team? Fast Company suggested several ways to improve your organization’s culture. The ideas are not ground breaking – flexible schedules, celebrating going home early, recognizing achievements, rules for the 95% not the 5%. However, these ideas do require that an organization have a good relationship with…
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