When the Executive Team Doesn’t Get Along
Have you ever worked somewhere two senior executives couldn’t get along? You could feel the tension in meetings. You knew which topics would trigger disagreement.
When They Don’t Report to You: Managing Difficult Working Relationships
A client came to a session recently with a problem I hear from senior leaders all the time. Her team depends on another team to
Change Tired? Reduce Load, Keep Momentum
This year I’ve met more change-tired teams than ever before, worn out from constantly adjusting, absorbing and making sense of priorities that keep shifting. One
The Cost of the Decisions we Carry
Have you ever had a decision sitting in the back of your mind for days, sometimes weeks, that you know you need to make? Maybe
The future of connection needs more than bringing people together
We have never had more ways to connect with our teams. Teams, Zoom, Slack, email and messaging apps mean we can reach almost anyone, almost
Who Do You Actually Turn To?
I saw a photo on LinkedIn recently that really annoyed me. It was a group of white Anglo women, all around a similar age, dressed
What Are You Protecting When You Avoid the Conversation?
Most of us can think of a conversation we knew we needed to have and didn’t. Maybe you avoided it altogether, waited for a better
What Does Saying Yes Actually Cost Your Team?
Does your team say yes to almost everything? I see this regularly with managers who care deeply about their clients, stakeholders and the quality of
You’re Just Carrying More Than Usual
I was talking with a manager recently who told me she was fine. Nothing was falling apart, her team was hitting deadlines, nobody was complaining.