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10-05-2021
QUESTION Dear Justin, Since exclusively working at home during the pandemic, I have noticed that my team is not communicating as well as we used to. A few team members will not put their cameras on during meetings and often do not contribute to the meeting. What can I say to them without …
29-10-2020
QUESTION Dear Steve, What do you do when respect is violated time and time again? I have revisited mutual purpose with a peer, but we always end up in the same loop: I feel disrespected and dialogue comes to “a screeching halt.” Because of the disrespect, I go to silence and remain there. …
26-02-2020
A couple of months ago I sent out a Facebook post with a photo of a briefcase-carrying woman jumping a hurdle, along with the headline, “Hire smart people, train them properly, then get out of their way.” Something about the message really resonated with people. Why?
17-05-2019
How to Improve Employee Morale Dear David, How do you suggest a large institution go about changing a can’t-do attitude to a can-do attitude when morale is low? We’ve had budget and staffing cuts and have a history of “silos” throughout the organization. Can you help? Signed, Salvaging …
23-04-2019
How GTD Transforms Teamwork I won’t name names… but… a few lucky people I work with regularly get emails from me that start like this: “Hey there. I am just doing my weekly review and going over my @Waiting For list. Unless I have missed it, I haven’t received a response from you on …
21-03-2019
Managers don’t have enough high quality conversations with their direct reports, according to Ann Phillips, a senior consulting partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies. This deficiency has a negative effect on both productivity and morale.
19-02-2019
If you’ve ever wondered why so many negative and critical leaders seem to rise to power, recent research sheds a little light on the cause. It turns out that even though we say we want compassionate and empathetic leaders, we perceive naysayers as being more powerful than their non-critical …
22-06-2018
We’ve all had surprises our email. I call them “email landmines.” Hidden among most of the safe emails we receive each day are a handful of digital doozies that quickly turn conversation into conflict. Below are six categories of email landmines you’ve likely seen before. These seemingly …
14-06-2018
How to Disagree with Someone More Powerful than You By Amy Gallo, Harvard Business Review Your boss proposes a new initiative you think won’t work. Your senior colleague outlines a project timeline you think is unrealistic. What do you say when you disagree with someone who has more power than…
