Lead your leader: Managing up

Lead your leader: Managing up

by | Influence, Supervision

Bosses come in all shapes, sizes and types. Knowing how to manage up, influence and collaborate with Boss A does not guarantee you’ll get good results with Boss B. Yet there are some general principles that apply to everyone, like getting to know your...
Keep learning: Suggested reading on change

Keep learning: Suggested reading on change

by | Change

Anytime is a wonderful time to curl up with a good book. Looking to increase your fluency with change? Here are some suggested readings on various aspects of navigating transitions. Personal Change Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan...
Conquer collaboration

Conquer collaboration

by | Teamwork

Collaboration – working with others to get something done – is a desirable, productive action. The meeting of multiple minds usually means a better outcome than could be achieved alone. Because of this bias toward collaboration, the downside is sometimes...
Need an enthusiasm boost?

Need an enthusiasm boost?

by | Motivation

A new school year has begun in the USA, and we’ll soon be raking leaves and enjoying the crisp autumn weather. There’s something about September that seems like a new beginning, and I have been thinking about how to start fresh with more inspirational...