Act like a Leader and Take Responsibility

Act like a Leader and Take Responsibility

Members of teams often struggle with the word “leadership” and who that term applies to. They seem to think that because they aren’t The Leader of the team, they aren’t a leader at all. There’s confusion about what leadership really is, and how it’s different from...
Act like a Leader and Be Vulnerable

Act like a Leader and Be Vulnerable

There are so many myths associated with what it means to be a leader that I could write another book about them all. The things I hear from leaders, especially newer ones, about what they think it means sometimes surprises me. There’s one that I think is particularly...
Inappropriate Expectations

Inappropriate Expectations

In Japan, there is often a small body of water between the road and a home. A bridge connects the two. When someone crosses the bridge from the road to their home, they are moving from their public life into their private life. The bridge is symbolic, of course. It...
Great Meetings have Great Chairs

Great Meetings have Great Chairs

No, not the kind you sit on. What does it take to do a spectacular job running a meeting? What are some examples which spring to mind? We’ve helped a lot of companies think about their meeting culture. In the process, we’ve noticed some trends we’d like to share with...
Great Meetings have the Right Agenda

Great Meetings have the Right Agenda

It’s hard to get a meeting to be productive, engaging, and a good use of everyone’s time without a good agenda. From putting too many things on it to underestimating how much is really needed for any one topic, we have big feelings about this. In our second post on...