Leadership skills must adapt in today’s fast-paced and constantly changing business environment.
Longevity’s Impact on Workforce Education
Is an organization responsible for educating its workforce? CHCI recently conducted a roundtable conversation to answer this question, discussing the “Three Stages of Work” model and current job requirements. First, let’s review the “Three Stages of Work” model: Education Work Retirement This model states that in general, humans get an education until their 20’s, work […]
Future of Work for Product Managers
I feel lucky that my career has allowed me to meet so many interesting, curious, and knowledgeable people. You will find some of them in this roundup of podcasts and interviews that I joined. 1. Future of leadership for product managers I was honored to be invited by Chad McAllister from Product Mastery as a […]
How to Harness Organizational Creativity
Leadership lessons can come from the most unexpected places. Burning Man is a great example of this. Fast Company recently wrote an article about this eight day “festival” of sorts.
Leadership in the Zone – How to Fully Engage Mentally
Being a fully engaged leader takes focus on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of our lives. As you saw in my last posts, I do well with the physical aspects.
Leadership and the Lost Art of Listening
I heard Richard Branson on the Diane Rehm show, and he spoke about something extremely important for successful leadership: listening. I find Branson’s comments on listening to be spot-on: “I think not enough business leaders know the art of listening. They love to hear their own voices. And I was fortunate to learn from a young […]
Leadership in the Zone – How to Fully Engage Physically
I can’t stop moving. Ask anyone who knows me. I prefer a standing desk to a seated one; I schedule walking meetings instead of table meetings and my clients now expect me to stand up and walk around during our time together. I didn’t understand the science of this until I learned about the Human Performance […]
How Small Wins Improve Employee Motivation
Often teams focus solely on the end result, or task they are to achieve. Why? Because senior-management generally focuses on long-term strategy, scaling and budgeting, so they delegate these type of tasks to their teams. But what about the actual teams who are executing, and finding the process to achieve the task? They are the […]
Creating a Culture of Trust in the Workplace
When organizations face tough, unpredictable times, it’s easy to blame a specific leader’s professional traits. When this happens, you might hear complaints about the leader, such as “She’s too rigid.” or “He’s in his ivory tower and doesn’t see what we deal with every single day.” Remember, most people complain the symptoms, not the root […]
Leadership Lessons from the Kitchen: What Mother’s Day Brunch Can Teach Us About Teamwork
Today, I’d like you to join me at brunch, my favorite meal. Before you start salivating over the idea of a Croque Monsieur, I should tell you that you’ll be joining me in the kitchen. Not just any kitchen—the kitchen of a busy restaurant. If you’ve been reading my series on leadership lessons I learned in […]