I wasted $20,000 – The 3 Questions you should asked before you waste money, time and people.
L’esprit de l’escalier: We have all been there. You are responding to a job interview question or having a spirited […]
Coloured-pencils, Nail-polish & How You Can Get Dedicated Employees
A pencil is a little wonder-wand: a stick of wood that traces the tiniest motions of your hand as it
Leading Through Trauma
Unlike the military, which is used to manage battlefield stress, civilians generally receive perfunctory support when they deal with trauma.
4 tips to Keep it Together And Avoid Crying at Work
Based on articles by Stav Ziv and Melody Wilding Have you ever felt an ominous lump in your throat during
Does your organization have a culture that expects reports or results?
Do you assign most of the work you need to do to teams? When you examine the output from these
27 Powerful Open-Ended Leadership Questions
The goal of a leader is to ensure that the team finds a solution to their problem. To do that,
8 Tips On How You Can Avoid My 4:00AM Regrets
You are not your 2 AM conversations; not your 3 AM nightmares; not your 4 AM regrets – Mark Dimaisip
Be A Better Leader By Asking Better Questions – Get Your Own 51 Powerful Questions
Powerful questions & silence can put a halt to evasion and confusion. Asking powerful questions invites clarity, action, and discovery.
Why would anyone follow you if they don’t believe you have the courage?
I have received hundreds of performance reviews over my career. There is one that sticks in my mind. It wasn’t
The Best New Year Letter An Employee Could Ever Write You
Dear CEO, I am one of your employees. I work in operations, I don’t have a fancy title, and my
Do You Have A Brilliant Jerk In Your Workplace?
Do you have a “brilliant jerk” (or two) in your workplace? I teach a leadership class at my local University,
Get rid of Top-Down Supervision
Leadership is not for a select few people at the top of the organization; a healthy Organization has leaders at
Three 3-minute articles to discuss with your team to create a lifetime of positive change (for everyone).
This article has been reprinted several times, most recently, the Engineering Management Institute has reprinted it What you can do
Do You Want to Improve Your Leadership Experience? STOP Solving Problems!
An emergency requires quick decisions and clear instructions. There may be a little time for a discussion with your team.
To Be a Better Leader: ‘Unlearning’ Is More Important Than ‘Learning’
This article was featured in Community Now Magazine from ‘September 2022 Volume 5 Issue 2’ For decades, the leadership ‘Talking-Heads’
How to create Leaders, not Followers
We always underestimate the incredible impact of our presence in our organizations. Walking through the office, around the shop floor
The secret to creating Leaders throughout your organisation
Use: ‘I intend to ….’ Read about the 6 Questions To Bring Clarity to Your First Team! When we give
How to Become a Better Leader By Asking Better Questions
A quick note from Steve: This post was recently featured on the Engineering Management Institute Website. It
Ambition, Power and Leadership Are Not Dirty Words
The two fundamental dimensions that distinguish people who rise to leadership and accomplish amazing things are: 1) the ambition to
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What Is Heck Is Organizational Health? 10 Questions Answered by Steve
Question: What is organizational health? Organizational health is essentially about making a company function effectively by building a cohesive leadership