Feeling overwhelmed is not a verdict
Being overwhelmed is not a verdict or indication of failure. It’s simply a signal to slow down and make some course corrections…
Role changes: Harnessing your crystallized IQ
The identities of most entrepreneurs are closely tied to their companies — often too closely. This can be problematic as they get older and try to exit their companies to move into a different role or phase of life…
Value creation: Know what problem you’re solving
Like employees, CEOs often become confused about where they add value in their companies…
Stuck on you: Employee retention
Business owners spend a great deal of time thinking about how to create value for customers and solve their problems. Yet it’s also important to apply this mindset to an internal set of stakeholders — your employees.
Leadership toolbox: The mutual learning model
In early days, entrepreneurs often are the sole decision-makers. Yet as their business moves into second stage, it’s important to embrace mutual learning to increase productivity and engagement…
Strategic thinking: What’s clouding your crystal ball?
To scale their companies, CEOs need to be futurists, assessing opportunities that can hone their competitive edge and trends that might hinder their ability to compete…
Positive intelligence: A different way to think about your thinking
Granted, the negative chatter in our brain will never go away completely. But we can control our responses to negative thoughts…
Changing mental models about employment
To attract and retain talent, we need to change our mental models about employment, which is especially true for businesses that rely on knowledge workers…
Coping with fickle followers
Leadership is an art form that many dabble in, but few master. One of the things that makes it so challenging is what Robert Greene calls “the law of fickleness.”
Reducing defensiveness: 5 strategies for influencing behavior
In “The Laws of Human Nature,” author Robert Greene provides a codebook for deciphering people’s behavior. In particular, I found his chapter on defensiveness interesting because of insights it can offer facilitators…