Let's Fix Leadership

Have you ever wondered how some people can take the most disparate dots floating all over the place and connect them into one cohesive, powerful idea?  Like some sort of computer, they see intersections where others see separate concepts and have a knack for finding the missing links that transform everything. That project your team has hit a wall on? They can see the solution instantly. That plan...

Have you ever had a workplace nemesis? Just thinking about one of my old supervisors can send my nervous system into a bit of a tizzy. I can remember it like it was yesterday, sitting stalwart, staring at my laptop, shut down to any motivation for my job, day after day. It was like the man had reached into my soul and fundamentally changed who I was as a person. I felt petty; I felt judgemental; I...

We're all used to the idea of vertical leadership, a leader and their team. Everyone in the group looks up to the boss, and the boss looks up to their boss, and so on, and so on. We understand the hierarchy.  What many of us don't expect, as we move up the ladder, is that the higher the climb, the more we must look laterally: other leaders at level, other teams below them.  A manager who moves to...

Are you the kind of leader who demands innovation from your team, but kill new ideas through your language?  Being an idea killer only stifles creativity and makes it really hard for people to have the kinds of conversations that move an organization forward.  How do we become leaders that welcome innovation and give it a comfy and roomy seat at the table?  In this episode, you'll learn what stunt...

For better or worse, the language we use as leaders creates the world our people work inside of. Based on what we say, we can make them feel like they're on a winning team or a losing team, especially on long-term projects. Our teams need to feel like they are winning in some way every day, and if we're not allowing them to celebrate the smaller milestones, success will always feel out of reach. S...

To download the free worksheet accompanying this episode, visit https://304-coaching.ck.page/1c7e31eac7 . Perfectionism might seem like a benign or even a positive trait to bring to work, but it does more harm than good. It holds us back from our best work, hinders creativity, and when it spreads to our teams, it kills all innovation and productivity. If it feels like the world will crumble if you...