One of the most powerful seductions happens all around us – and yet goes unnoticed for what it is – a way to get us to do things that we are not likely to do on our own. In fact, you may have been under its influence and not noticed! If you have looked...
Many times in organizational life, people look up to those in charge to decide what to do and how it ought to be done. Often times these expectations are about three key ideas – – making sure we’ll be okay, telling us where we are headed and establishing...
Leading change requires risk-taking. Calculating how much risk will drive the desired change – but moderating that amount to avoid being “taken out” is one of the central challenges of leadership (using this term to describe the activity not the people “in...
A client was updating me on her team’s progress in being more inclusive and participatory in how they lead their organization. One piece of feedback she got from her team was “Lead the way you want to lead.” What struck her was how liberating that felt to her. Prior...
It didn’t appear “millennials” were in the conversation about the “problem” being solved. It came across as the conversation we Baby Boomers are having about these problematic Millennials – whom we created! In fairness to the firms in the article, the problem...
Lemony’s saying came to mind this week in two separate conversations I was having with executives – different organizations and industries but both facing big, complicated change challenges. I was struck how both had crafted solid reasons for not yet acting on...
