Conflict is opportunity—but rarely do we see it that way.
There’s a commercial out where a group of people are standing around the water cooler talking when a giant elephant suddenly inflates itself right in the middle of their conversation. They can’t move—let alone breathe—without dealing with it. We watch them stand there—uncertain and stuck—not talking about the elephant as if their life depended on it.
October 22, 2019
People found companies to create something new in the world—not to become a CEO. Think of Jobs, Musk, Bezos. Before they were CEOs, they were inventors. Creating something new in the world takes audacity and a certain dogged single-mindedness. These qualities are valuable and necessary for creating something out of nothing.
I’ve observed, however, that these qualities, in combination, often place the CEO in a cage of their own making.
September 3, 2015
The question is does their ego serve the role they fill?
Or does their role serve their ego?
July 21, 2015
What is it about difficult conversations? I mean, what’s so difficult?
Not every conversation we have should or will be easy. To have conversations is to exchange ideas, to learn together. Learning isn’t always easy. And any conversation worth having requires some effort.
May 22, 2015
Is the performance of your team slipping?
What if there was a way to stay ahead of performance dips?
There is. And, fortunately, you don’t have to wait until things aren’t working well to get this approach working for you and your team.
April 15, 2015