All strong teams are rooted in a deep sense of trust. And to build trust, it is important not to shy away from conflict and disagreement, but to have tough conversations that are delivered both respectfully and timely. In order to have these conversations, consider… Read More »Difficult Conversations: What to Do and Avoid
If 2020 has taught me anything, it is that even the best plans can be thrown out overnight and back to the drawing board we go. Over and over again, we are forced to try new things and with many of them not working out… Read More »Want Leadership to Implement Your Idea? Try These Three Things
With what seems to be a new headline a day sharing a new major company moving their return to office date into late 2021, the in-person interview is becoming more and more distant. With many of the conversations happening over Zoom or a phone call,… Read More »Looking to Hire for Your Virtual Team? Remember These Three Things
Last week I was talking to the owner of a restaurant downtown that was working to hire the best people to join his team. He noted that while most people that came through the door with a resume in their hand had the skills for… Read More »Looking for a Unique Way to Describe Your Culture? Try This
If you’re anything like me, you’re feeling that the word ‘virtual’ is getting almost as overused as ‘the new normal’ and are starting to nearly have a physical reaction to it. Is it wrong to use the ‘v’ word? No, but since we’ve been here… Read More »Leading Remote Teams: Three Things to Focus On
Depending on the day of the week, or even the time of the day, it either feels like we’re at day 100 or 1000 of 2020. The ‘new normal’ has likely settled in or is starting to, and we’re really getting the hang of the… Read More »Three Keys to Nailing Your Next Virtual Interview
If there is one thing I know for sure, it is that I can’t predict the future. I didn’t expect the Cyber Truck to be as beautiful(?) as it would be, I didn’t think a Gilmore Girls reboot would be announced, and I didn’t expect… Read More »How to Pivot as Fast as the World Around Us
Oh, the office. Remember the days? It would be just another Tuesday morning and we would be hard at work at our desks, getting ready for our next meeting with our team face-to-face. No more is that the case, and while we’re settling into working… Read More »How to Build a Deeper Sense of Trust While Working Remotely
Is working on team accountability putting the cart before the horse? Is accountability the chicken or the egg, and either way, which one comes first? In all of the work I’ve done, I’ve learned that accountability isn’t what we fix, it is what happens when… Read More »Want to Build Accountability Across Your Team? Be Careful Where You Start
In the Spring of 2014, my cousin and I decided to travel to the East Coast of Australia. Starting in Brisbane, our goal was to make it to Tasmania over the 30-some days we were there. And while we made it no to Tasmania without… Read More »When the Long Way is the Shortcut