Navigating feedback to peers

Navigating feedback to peers

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...
Work/life balance for frequent travelers

Work/life balance for frequent travelers

Is business travel taking a toll on your home life? One in five adults in the United States will take a trip for business in the next six months. For many, it’s a way of life. How can you travel for work and minimize the impact on your home life? Here are some...
Meetings: Indispensable or waste of time?

Meetings: Indispensable or waste of time?

People hate meetings. Or at least they feel strongly enough about them to create a seemingly-endless list of negative quotes about meetings. Here are more of our favorites, this time with a “committee” focus.“To kill time, a committee meeting is the...
Never waste a good crisis

Never waste a good crisis

“Never waste a good crisis” is one of the tips given by Bill George in a recent article titled, Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis.*This thoughtful piece stimulated thinking about some of the potential benefits (that’s right, there can be payoffs)...