Isn’t it invigorating when things are clicking along at your company—when your team is all on the same page and working together to get important work done? Or are you reading this saying, “I wish it was like that!”
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Adobe understands it. And Google, Apple, Microsoft. Airbnb does, too. LinkedIn, KPMG, Accenture, the San Diego Zoo—they all get it. Zappos, certainly. And these companies are paragons of it, according to Entrepreneur.
When a ship founders, blame rarely lies at the feet of the crew. True, a seaman may fail to properly secure a mooring line or spot a collision risk on the horizon, but ultimately it is the captain who is liable for keeping the vessel afloat and on course. Just as managers are responsible for the poor performance of their team, a company is culpable for any weaknesses present in its leadership.
When you’re sizing up a potential employer, what are some of the factors that go in your Pros column? For men and women alike, a lot of those priorities will look similar, but there are certain items women tend to value more highly than men according to Gallup’s Women in America: Work and Life Well-Lived.
In the requisite Stein on Writing, publisher, writer and master editor Sol Stein reveals this secret to successful plotting: create a crucible. If you’ve ever seen Mike Nichols’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, you know how compelling a crucible can be.
When it comes to work, do you value purpose over salary? Growth over comfort? Do you want your leaders to empower rather than instruct you? Are you more comfortable with casual check-in conversations than a formal annual performance evaluation? Do you prefer to focus on your strengths rather than your weaknesses? Does your life take precedence over your career?
What do strengths-based leadership, emotional intelligence, appreciative inquiry and courageous conversations have in common? They have been brought together to form a new method of coaching that will ultimately create more innovative and higher-performing organizations. This holistic model is designed to enable individuals to generate creative solutions to challenges within their workplaces. Called disruptive innovation, it can make the difference between big, juicy, successful organizations and those that wither on the vine.
Photo by Chris Cook This is a story about Robert—and all of us. Robert moved to the West Coast without a dime in his pocket. Over the next 30 years, he became mayor of a major city and owner of a successful shipbuilding business. At only 48 years of age, Robert was told the stress […]
Which boss do you think achieves better results—the one who inspires by kindness or by fear? Despite the inroads made by science of happiness researchers in recent years, the general consensus in business culture still seems to be that the tougher the leader, the more productive the employees. Many believe fear goes hand in hand […]
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