by Christi Barrett | Leadership, Organizational Climate
Top leaders think they have their finger on the pulse of the organization. In reality, what they believe about the culture (how things really work) is often based on misconceptions or incomplete information. As Hagberth Consulting Group puts it, CEOs are personally...
by Christi Barrett | Leadership, Performance
It makes intuitive sense that how people feel day to day impacts their contributions on the job. New research by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer “reveals the dramatic impact of employees’ inner work lives—their perceptions, emotions, and motivation levels—on...
by Christi Barrett | Coaching, Performance
Dan McCarthy’s post, Can a manager be a coach, is a breath of fresh air! He points out the reality that so many bosses consider every interaction with a direct report to be a coaching session. What they are, too often, is a “let-me-tell-you-how”...
by Christi Barrett | Change, Judgment, Strategic
I have given up on the idea that life will settle down and become predictable or calm. I don’t necessarily enjoy the constant change and hectic pace, but I’m trying to learn coping strategies. That’s why Andrew Zolli’s interview on Public Radio...
by Christi Barrett | Creativity, Flexibility
Those amazing folks at Brains on Fire posted this video on their blog, and it blew my doors off! I won’t attempt to summarize this, except to say that I am going to put away my media for a part of each day in order to be awed and inspired. Watch it now. Imagine...
