25 Jun 2025 | Leadership
I’ve never met a leader who hasn’t learned to adapt their speech, mannerisms, focus on detail, and other aspects of their leadership style based on the situation they’re in. A classic example is managing up often looks quite different from managing down. Yet, I find that many leaders are unaware of a similar situation where they must often be of two minds at the same time. I call this the Operator and Innovator mind.
11 Jun 2025 | Leadership
AI is the topic of just about every feed of information I use, and I’m exhausted. At the same time, it’s a topic clients regularly ask me about. I am going to give you my honest opinion based on what I know and what I predict will happen over the next few years.
28 May 2025 | Leadership
Imagine this scenario as we explore an effective risk assessment method that was in the exceptional movie Fight Club.
21 May 2025 | Leadership
Have you ever left a meeting feeling like you made yourself clear, only to find out weeks or months later that you were seriously mistaken? What about sending an email you assessed as concise, direct, and clear only to find it completely ignored or misinterpreted?
05 May 2025 | Leadership
I’ve used horizon planning for years now, but I only recently discovered that folks like McKinsey do something similar. Horizon planning focuses on strategic goals along distant points called horizons. It is really useful because it rapidly communicates the direction, long-term goals, and flexible yet practical approach to getting there.
25 Mar 2025 | Leadership
Self-managed or self-managing teams have been appearing in more literature and leadership training. Still, the term seems somewhat vague and eerily similar to concepts like holacracy and self-organizing teams, which probably makes you want to roll your eyes. Still, self-managed teams are highly valuable and worth creating and maintaining.
