The problem with good teams
Categories: coaching, conflict management, culture/culture change, insight, interpersonal effectiveness, self-awareness, team effectiveness
They were a really solid executive team. To a person, smart as a whip. They seemed to genuinely like and … READ MORE
“I only dog paddle!”
Categories: career management, coaching, confidence and courage, goal setting, learning, motivation, personal/professional development, self-awareness, stress management, talent management
Starting early in my career, I developed a habit of saying yes to everything. Not because I didn’t have boundaries … READ MORE
Recipe for a Team: Special Sauce edition
Categories: emotional contagion, influence, popular press, research to practice, team effectiveness, trust
We are living in a world where recent history saw talent management fads like rank and yank. Jack Welch popularized … READ MORE
From mediocrity to excellence
Categories: coaching, goal setting, performance management, research to practice
What makes the best of the best…the best of the best? What differentiates gold medal track Olympians from your run-of-the-mill … READ MORE
When the water’s not fine
Categories: culture/culture change, emotional contagion, team effectiveness, trust
One of the first concepts I learned about in social psych, way back in my college days, was something called … READ MORE