How to deal with assumptions and biases in a post-truth world
Are assumptions and biases different or are assumptions based on biases? When a colleague recently asked me this via email, I paused. Hardly what I was expecting. The pause was useful on two fronts. First, it made me stop and wonder, rather than continuing on...
How to build better habits for stressful environments
Do you want to be a more empathetic leader? Get at least seven hours of sleep a night? Run a more productive meeting? Read How to build better habits for stressful environments, published by Forbes.com on July 21, 2017.
Avoid “powerless communication;” be brain-friendly instead
Must read. Must watch. That describes my sentiments about the work of these two best-selling authors: Susan Cain of Quiet and Dr. Adam Grant of Give and Take and Originals. Both also write thought-provoking, content rich newsletters, respectively the Quiet Revolution...
Why and how to thank 3 men who speak out for women
Women Get Lower Salary Offers When They Won’t Say What They’re Making –Bloomberg, June 27, 2017 Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment –The New York Times, June 30, 2017 It’s Not Just Mike Pence. Americans Are Wary of Being Alone With the Opposite Sex...
Why you need to be focused and tenacious with culture change
Never underestimate the insightful reflections of workers, whether employees or contractors—especially when the company that pays them is behaving badly. A crisis can jolt some people out of inattention and inertia to hear the signals through all the noise and take...
How to avoid traps and use your time better
Stop wasting your time on DIY projects that can cost you valuable time and brainpower. Read the full post, How to avoid traps and use your time better, published by Forbes.com on June 21, 2017.
How to think more in meetings
How do you set up your staff meetings to better balance thinking with doing? One answer is to ask more questions. When you ask thoughtful, expansive questions, you encourage participants to reflect individually as well as with each other. Even better, as they think,...
How to feel more like a human at work
One size doesn’t fit all for clothes, bicycles, prescription drugs – and certainly not humans at work. That message came through loud and clear from many presenters, forums and discussions at the 2017 WorkHuman conference. The more than 1,600 of us who attended the...
Want to get better? Be a work in progress!
Which term do you prefer? Being considered a “work in progress?" “In beta?” A “test case?” Something else? Call yourself whatever resonates most with you. Just don’t describe yourself as "complete." Gone are the days when we declare people, products, and projects...
