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Handle Little Things Before They Become Big Things

Ron Edmondson

Some of my best leadership principles developed while watching other leadership efforts – or lack thereof. With a background in retail and grocery business, I naturally notice things like this when I’m in a store. . Good leaders learn to handle little things before they become big things. I have learned it well.

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Happy Workplaces Can Also Be Candid Workplaces

Harvard Business Review

Psychological safety improves learning and performance outcomes, and, as research by Amy Edmondson of Harvard demonstrates , is created when leaders are inclusive, humble, and encourage their staff to speak up or ask for help. You can correct your employees, even criticize or confront them, but you want to do so in a positive context.