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Great leaders close their open door policy: Open door policies are passive ways to facilitate communication and do more harm than good. They make deep work and strategic thinking virtually impossible for the manager. Worse, research shows…

High performers need positive feedback; they do a great job and they should have that acknowledged. However, phrases like “great job” or “nice work” are so vague as to be virtually useless. And in some cases, they may even do harm. Let’s…

Beating the competition to become Number One is a losing business strategy. This was just one of the head-turning insights I heard from Simon Sinek, bestselling author and renowned optimist, recently. In Sinek’s world view, there are two…

Everybody wants to have a positive impact. Everybody wants to matter and to belong. People also recognize a difference between effective leadership and, well, leadership wannabes who have no idea how to lead because they’re leaders by…

Many companies take culture far too lightly. Perhaps some think it’s a trait that will simply sort itself out given enough time. Others build a kind of surrogate for culture by populating their break rooms and common areas with pool tables,…

What does it mean to bring wisdom as a leader? Andrea Bednar offers, “Wisdom goes beyond knowledge - wisdom brings together experience, humility, knowledge, responsibility, accountability, morality/integrity, intuition and strategic vision.…

In my 18 years of corporate life, I experienced a handful of truly amazing managers and leaders. Both young and more seasoned, these men and women – each with their own unique personalities, communication styles and visions – had the…

We chase after leadership as though it were something to be conquered or tamed. Just when we think we have leading others fully within our control, a situation arises that demands something very different from us. Suddenly we’re left…

As a leader, you can do a million things correctly to win the respect of your team. But if you fail to do what is right, even when it’s incredibly difficult, it can cost you that respect. It’s more popular to discuss and encourage the…

Every morning, your team members rally themselves to come to work. Some are enthused about what they’ll experience that day. They feel trusted, honored, and respected. They’re optimistic about what they’ll learn, how they’ll partner with…