In our research among the exemplar companies selected to be part of the Return on Values Project, we’ve confirmed the leadership principle that great companies are made up of great …
Taking Busy Off Its Pedestal
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred …
Two Terrifying Exercises that Might Foist Your Team toward Greater Candor and Innovation
Here’s a fun little exercise for you. I’m just kidding. The idea is terrifying. Maybe you should do it anyway. Imagine assembling your leadership team in the room, and then …
Do You Have the Emotional Intelligence for the Job? How EQ Gets You Hired, and Gets the Job Done
As an operations professional, Charlie (name changed) began his job search with a single organization in mind: a Fortune Best Places to Work company with a sterling reputation for hiring …
Maybe the Answer is for Men to Lean Out
As a working mom, I rarely pick up my ringing phone without a sense of trepidation. Will it be my son’s school, calling once again to say he is sick …
How Not to Sabotage Your Training Program: Learning Experiences that Work Across Generations
Every time we visit my grandmother, who is an octogenarian, she hands me a newsletter she gets from a women’s club in which she’s been an active member since 1950-something. …
Make Your Boss Work for You: How One Company Commits to their Employees’ Personal Goals
A basic tenant of good leadership is to let go of your dictatorial side, and let the leadership qualities of your followers emerge and be nurtured instead. That makes sense, …
How to Come Back to Work from Vacation: 5 Quick Tips
Some people love work so much they never mind returning from vacation. Good for them. For the rest of us, the return to work after a long weekend or a …
Wow – You’re Different! Recognizing Differences as a Way to Launch Insight
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. ~Audre Lorde Lately I’ve been thinking that it’s not the obvious …