As we start a new year, leaders will once again ask themselves how they can engage their people – often asking employees to do more with less. Let me start by observing that you can’t motivate people. You need to hire motivated top performers and then make sure you don’t demotivate them. Executives, especially CEOs, need something better. MORE >>

I believe that people generally come from a place of positive intention. If there is a disconnect, it often happens in their impact and the stories that get made up about their intentions. The impact of this? Assuming “bad” creates a negative and constrictive energy – no good. Why? . The solution to this? So how do you do it?  . MORE >>

From Green Eggs and Ham to the Cat in the Hat, I, like many kids, grew up with Dr. Seuss. But I can’t say I really became a fan until I was an adult — reading those classics and others to my children (Horton Hatches an Egg is a favorite.) If you’re a fan too, [.]. MORE >>

Subscribe to the Three Star Leadership Blog. Working Supervisor's Support. Kit A collection of tools and information that will help you do a better job as a boss. Contact Wally. about coaching, consulting, or speaking to your. group. For most of us, the weekend is less agenda-driven and. more relaxed than our usual weekday. That's when you're most. MORE >>

By Amy Beth Miller, editor of The Organized Executive. It would be nice to have time to settle in as a new manager, to learn about your team and your new responsibilities. But the work won’t slow down and wait for you. Your team needs answers and direction, and your boss expects results. How can I delight my boss? What does my team need from me now? MORE >>