At the Intersection of Food, Influence, and Leadership
You need someone’s help. You may or may not be his boss. He’s known you for 6 minutes. He is very busy, and offering free food isn’t an option. Now what?
Do You Bring Enough of Yourself to Work?
Don’t airbrush vulnerability, emotions, eccentricities, a life history, and imperfections out of YOUR leadership style. Here’s why.
The Dark Side of Collaboration, And How to Fight Back
In many companies, employees spend 80% of their time in meetings or answering colleagues’ requests. How to fight back?
Developing Leaders: Lessons from One of the Most Impressive Behavior Change Efforts Ever
What can a (stunning) program to feed starving children possibly teach us about developing stronger leaders? Meet the Elephant, whose neglect often foils leader behavior change initiatives.
10 Days and 34 Words to Better Relationships
How do you increase the odds that others do things well (and quickly) for you? 10 days and 34 words that can help.
Radical Candor: Is it Ever OK to Use the Word “Stupid” When Giving Feedback?
Is it Ever OK to Use the Word “Stupid” When Giving Feedback? How to Get Away with Serious Levels of Candor.