Facing off with your Passive-Aggressive Managers
You might be a C-Suite level boss with many managers below you. Many in your management pool may carry over their personal dysfunctions into their
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Reverse-Engineering Your Worst Management Disasters
Reverse engineering is taking apart an object to see how it works in order to duplicate or enhance the object. – WhatIs.com Reverse engineering our disasters
Emotions at work: A great servant but a TERRIBLE master
Scenario: You wind up in the COO’s office for the umpteenth time for “the talk”. You are once again upbraided for your reactiveness at a
Gratitude – Humility that makes you Great
I received an unexpected blessing today when a young woman cashier at a bakery called me “mom” and said, “And you are mom because you paved
Power: Gollum couldn’t handle it; can you?
Lessons from the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) Trilogy The enduring popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fable trilogy, the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is owed
Managing Your “Meeting Pouter”
You’re in your monthly strategic meeting when for the umpteenth time, Feng makes a snarky comment to a new suggestion. Everyone either glares at him with
Put your VOICE in the room
We’ve all been at the meetings when the participants take their stereotypical roles: the constant text-messager or gadget-meister; the one who invariably takes the topic
Coaching Your Executive Team (Silos – Part 2)
In my previous post about breaking down silos I wrote of the importance of seeing the executive team you are a part of as the priority team (Team
Breaking Down Silos – Team # 1
While still a consultant, for 15 years I was simultaneously part of a pastoral team at a New York City-based Church. In my capacity I
But you are not a Jedi YET…
When you’ve changed and grown but your boss still sees you as an apprentice. In Star Wars lore, a Padawan is the apprentice of a