Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It turns out workplace conflict is becoming more of an issue everywhere you go. The pandemic-inspired shift to remote work and hybrid teams left many people longing for deeper human connection. But the COVID-19 pandemic traumatized many people and left scars. And it’s more intense. Is conflict wearing us all down?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 3, 2017

It’s the time of year where many of us are talking about what we want to lose–a few pounds, some bad habits, a toxic relationship. You’ll gain instantly credibility points by admitting it. Stop doing something stupid. Pick one of those things and figure out how to stop doing it. Admit a mistake.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What’s equally difficult is helping your team recover, establishing a new normal, and figuring out how in the world you’ll get it all done with fewer people. I know it’s hard. Or, it could be you are worried about how to sustain momentum with a reduced staff. Getting Real with Your Own Emotions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you’re just tuning in, I’ve been teaching an MBA course on Managing Difficult Employees and gave these “students” (read that, really smart working millennials with big jobs in our nation’s capital) “homework” to developing an approach to manage their difficult employee and to journal about it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 4, 2014

When you’re totally immersed it getting it done, it’s easy to lose perspective. Today I share my biggest career lessons- learned from years of angst and my fair share of stupidity. I haven’t nailed this, but it remains top of my list of advice to you. Looking forward to hearing your number 10s.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 4, 2014

It’s easy to get sucked into someone else’s drama. Having a clearly established values, ethics and boundaries will help you feel more in control of decisions and makes it easier to let go of minor frustrations. It’s liberating to know who you are and to live by that code. ” I answered joyfully. Say something.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 22, 2014

“Everything is funny, as long as it’s happening to somebody else.” “A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” “A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” Eisenhower.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 22, 2022

Why spend it on stupid stuff? Then again, if you set high standards, make good choices, do right by people, and live with honor and integrity , most things fall into place. Then again, if you set high standards, make good choices, do right by people, and live with honor and integrity , most things fall into place.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 6, 2014

The Power of Starting Something Stupid is about finding the courage to do the things you don’t feel you are ready to do. Author Richie Norton explains that life-changing ideas are often tragically mislabeled stupid. What if the key to success, creativity, and fulfillment in your life lies in the potential of those stupid ideas?

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Rich Gee Group

AUGUST 15, 2017

When your team works well — it’s magic — wonderful — heaven. Unfortunately, when one or more of your team-members drops the ball spectacularly — it’s time for you to diagnose the situation. There is a spectrum — on one end — LAZY — and on the other — STUPID: LAZY — They don’t care. It’s below them.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 8, 2014

Bad things happen to good people. Even good people may find that the knife in their back sports their own fingerprints. Even the most well-intentioned leaders do stupid stunts from time to time. It’s not […] The post 5 Ways to Build Career Resiliency appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 22, 2023

How to Know If You Should Stay or Go One of the heartbreaking findings in the World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration Survey was the number of people who said if they were faced with this workplace conflict again, they would quit, or quit sooner. Or as one guy from Denmark warned, “If you meet a psychopath at work, run!”

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 15, 2014

She was grinning when she told me how it went. It took every ounce of energy I had to not bring out the list of stupid things he’s doing wrong, but I decided it wasn’t a matter of being right, it was about improvement. If It’s BS. Amy was dreading her performance review. Look For Patterns.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 18, 2013

“It’s entirely possible that you can process and file more information than anyone who has come before you. ” -Seth Godin, “I Get It“ The higher you grow in the organization, the more you work [.] .” The post Information Underload: What Are You Missing? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Pay attention to the people around you. But you can be the world’s greatest technical expert and have the biggest brain and still fail as a boss if you don’t pay attention to the people. In the end, that’s what it’s all about. People are Not Things. People are not parts. People are creative. So is strategy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 7, 2017

” “If you loved what I did, do you realize I had to break three stupid polices to get there? ” If you want people to pick up the love you’re putting down, be sure you’re rewarding the MIT (Most Important Thing). Sure it’s simpler to focus only on short-term outcomes. “Seriously!?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 21, 2014

I’ve built a career based on attracting people way smarter than me to do the things I couldn’t possibly do. I call it common sense, or perhaps heridity (my Dad carries the same jump-into-things-you-know-nothing-about gene). The leader glosses over the real genius of the people while placing them into boxes on the org chart.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 10, 2020

Creativity comes naturally to us, but we are educated out of it in favor of certainty. Bertrand Russell wrote that “the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” Bertrand Russell wrote that “the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” It’s not because they’re stupid.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 4, 2019

We all have our leadership blind spots, and sometimes even the most intelligent leaders say things that are—well, just stupid. “Do it my way.” ” Using the word never closes a door, and it makes you sound unprofessional and limited. .” “It’s none of your business.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 8, 2017

“This is so stupid–they asked for my opinion and then ignored it. Put it on the agenda. Put it on the agenda. Reinforce it in your opening remarks. Heck, put it in the meeting invite: “By the end of this meeting, we will have decided _.”People I don’t know why I even bother!

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

W HEN IT COMES to recruiting, motivating, and creating great teams, Patty McCord says most companies have it all wrong. They coached all of their people, at all levels and on all teams, to be disciplined about these fundamental set of behaviors. “A If you want people to act like adults, they have to see adult behavior.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Smart people do dumb things and sincere leaders make stupid mistakes. Going it alone. It’s… Continue reading → Lack of effort isn’t the problem for good leaders. 16 ways CEOs shoot themselves in the foot: #1.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

We just don’t want to ask for it. We’re confident we can figure it out. Wayne Baker says, “you never know what people know—or who they know—until you ask. And here are eight no good reasons: We underestimate other people’s willingness and ability to help. We don’t know what to request or how to request it.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Paula writes: “ It can be difficult to figure out where to start when trying to eliminate racism in the workplace. Paula writes: “ It can be difficult to figure out where to start when trying to eliminate racism in the workplace. Is it smart or just plain stupid ditching PowerPoint during a presentation?

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I will not work on a matter or participate in a transaction if certain people are involved on either side of the table. Now make it happen. To do that, you need to obtain the cooperation, support, and goodwill of many people. Few people become successful entirely on their own. Preparation is easier today.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

Coaching feedback doesn’t tell someone how to do something, but creates a safe space within which they can try, fail and succeed to figure it out themselves. Jennifer Nash writes How to get your voice heard when others want to quiet it. Marcia Reynolds of Covisioning Transformational Leadership provided Stop Saying Stupid Things.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 27, 2015

I asked the crowd, “Raise your hand if you’ve been to a really stupid staff meeting.” Interestingly, my experience has been that the higher the pay grade of the people in the room, the more stupid they become. ” “What’s really getting in the way of people using our new system?”

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Leading Blog

JULY 19, 2021

W ITHOUT A DOUBT, courage matters—and we need more of it. But if it weren’t risky, it wouldn’t be courageous. It also means taking personal responsibility even when it hurts. But to do it right requires preparation and the right mindset. Courage to see the right thing done. Courage to present a new idea.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We always figured it out. Little did I realize it at the time, but Dad demonstrating his willingness to let go of what he thought the solution was and to try other things was an invaluable gift. In the other—the world of changing qualities—it’s about stretching yourself to learn something new. Mindsets are important.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 3, 2014

Green Day wrote a song about it , featuring this opening line: Nice guys finish last. To add more fuel to this fire, I’ve also been told, on occasion, that as a leader I was “ too nice ” to people. How did it become so pejorative? The problem is, it has too many meanings. Too nice? . So what’s with “Nice” anyway?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2023

While it’s important for leaders to be open, honest, and transparent, there are certain things that they should never say to their employees. They understand that investing in people is an important aspect of being an effective leader. “That’s not how we’ve always done it.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 17, 2014

It’s almost always easier to say yes than no–in the short run. Yes, it’s okay for you to treat me that way. Yes, it’s okay skip my workout. Yes, your work is fine (even though it could be better.). 5 Times It’s Better To Say No. Do the right thing because it is right.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

I can’t be the first to say it to you. So, why don’t you do it? Is it because it sounds like mom telling you to wear sunscreen or dad yelling to put on your seat belt? You’ve been doing that with your millennials and likely all your people the wrong way for too long. But you know what is even more stupid?

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 27, 2019

There are three people in particular that you need to be wary of, because you WILL encounter them along the way. You can’t do that!” “Are you out of your mind!” “No way!” The Naysayer lives in a bizarro world where nothing gets done, every idea is silly or stupid, and resentment and jealousy are written on their sleeves.

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Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Sidney kushner & vala afshar I’ve been giving my “How to Network” talk lately which refers to this story, so I’m reposting it from my Harvard Business Review article - it is timeless. It is a gift that grows simply by sharing it. Too many of us worry that asking will appear self-serving, even if it’s not.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 21, 2021

It’s tragic to see the negative impact of a poorly executed employee recognition program. If you really want to reward employees, be sure to do it in a way that positively impacts employee morale by avoiding these (sadly quite common) mistakes. It’s the impact. And yet, so many companies screw this up. Wait, What? (A

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