Good leadership requires multiple styles of thinking. Lots of people only have one style in their toolbox. This is not a good thing. There are plenty of different ways of thinking about problems and opportunities at work, but for now, let’s consider two: “Warm and Fuzzy” and “Analytical.” “Warm and Fuzzy” sounds dismissive, but it’s […]

We talked the other day about a growth mindset among your employees. Though we like to think employees inherently have a growth, rather than fixed, mindset, that is not necessarily the case. Things change, and you need to remember that your team can always be learning and developing, even if they happen to forget that. […]

Many people attribute success or failure to good luck or bad luck. “Being in the right place at the right time,” or its opposite, are often viewed as the reason things go one way or another. Maybe it is true that some things “just happen.” Maybe there are in fact some things outside your control […]

There is a lot of concern around the world about low employee engagement. We know that engaged employees do better work, do more work, and create a strong employment brand that decreases recruiting and retention costs. One response to engagement worries is to help make work more interesting, and to more carefully recruit employees who […]

Publications like The Economist and Financial Times regularly publish lists of the top Executive MBA programs in the world. What does this mean for you? As you move from front-line work to leadership and management positions, you should certainly look at opportunities for education that will help you succeed. Nobody wants to go to a […]