by Christi Barrett | Change, Choice, Leadership, Motivation
Leadership is more than dreaming, but the power of imaginative thinking is sometimes underestimated. What can leaders gain from straying away from facts and reality to connect with new aspirations and potential? You can remove constraints. You may be narrowing...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership, Teamwork
Some organizational cultures embrace and even insist upon regular peer-to-peer feedback. In other companies, if you give a peer a suggestion, it may be perceived as odd or even “none of your business.” (It is your business, of course, if your success is dependent upon...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership
There is nothing wrong with devoting yourself to work, reveling in the satisfaction that achievement brings. A disturbing trend, however, seems to be organizations saying they value work/life balance and then reinforcing just the opposite behavior. The company line...
by David Wheatley | Growth
Your once-well-oiled machine of a team is experiencing strife. Some people seem to be spending more time whining than doing their jobs. A high-priority project is behind schedule and over budget. What questions do you ask to understand what’s really going on?...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership
A coworker recently commented, “It’s true that women are less confident on the job than men.” As you might expect, I couldn’t just let that statement slide. “You don’t really think that’s true,” I said. With some...
