As a leader, your job is not to manage people or projects -- it’s to manage emotions, including your own. During this really challenging time (understatement of the year!) that can be really intense and since we don’t learn about…
Who else has learned a thing or two this year about adversity and resilience? Some of us haven’t seen friends or loved ones in months. Maybe your travel plans have been torpedoed for the foreseeable future. Perhaps your “office” is…
This article by Tom Popomaronis first appeared on CNBC.com. Whether you’re searching for the right gift for mom or can’t figure out what your co-worker wants this Christmas, a book to cozy up with near the fireplace can be the perfect…
This year, the world changed overnight, and organizations globally have had to change with it. Although digital consumption has been on an upward trajectory for years, the rapid shift to remote work for many has led to a feeling of constant connectivity and digital overwhelm…
November 3 has always been an emotional day for me. This year will be no different. On November 1, 1988, my wife and I were at the hospital with my father who, until a few days earlier, seemed physically indestructible…
Experiencing fear and uncertainty is unavoidable in life — but, boy, has 2020 really taken it up a notch. The challenging events of the past six months have tested our collective mettle like never before, leaving many people highly stressed and…
I can hardly believe it’s been ten years since The Gifts of Imperfection was published! I’m connected to all my books for different reasons, but The Gifts is special because it gave birth to our wonderful, wild, and truly wholehearted community. To celebrate the…
When there is negative news everywhere you look and unprecedented financial and logistical challenges facing so many companies, it can be tough to advise people to stay positive. Many leaders we work with worry, especially now during the global pandemic, that trying…
Why has leadership development become such a joke? Maybe because I hear this weekly at companies large and small, across all industries and countries: “He’s a great leader, but he’s not very good with people.” Our research informs us that…
Since launching the Quiet Revolution, I can’t tell you how many times people (introverts, extroverts and ambiverts alike) have asked me imploringly for new insights to help them work better with their introverted colleagues. So I’m always happy to announce when…
Nido Qubein’s inspiring story starts long before he took the helm of HPU in 2005. He grew up in the Middle East with parents of Lebanese-Jordanian descent, and his father died when he was only six years old. He moved…
Feedback, as they say, is a gift. Research bears this out, suggesting that it’s a key driver of performance and leadership effectiveness. Negative feedback in particular can be valuable because it allows us to monitor our performance and alerts us to important changes…
The inside of a F-14 tomcat cockpit is not that much different than the workplace. And Carey Lohrenz would know. The country’s first female fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy and now performance expert and leadership development trainer says, “Too…
For many of us, talking can come pretty easy especially when it’s about something we’re interested in. But effective listening? That’s another story… Effective listening is more of a learned skill than a common characteristic. Learning how to listen effectively…
“The rules of engagement have changed” in government and in business. They also changed in aviation on 9-11. We learned that negotiation no longer works with suicide killers. We have to be proactive and take charge and the same is…
In order to leave a lasting legacy, business leaders in the integration industry must capitalize on the new opportunities technology is providing their businesses and aim to achieve the nine elements of digital maturity. This article by Rachel Quetti was…
In addition to providing a welcome opportunity to eat and drink with wild abandon, the holidays are a great time to reflect on our year. Personally, 2016 required me to get out of my comfort zone. I temporarily scaled back…
"When you hear the term street smarts, it likely conjures notions of someone immune to being fooled or hustled. But what about street smarts in business? Could the same practical intelligence qualified as street smarts make someone a better manager…
Recently, I served as the token millennial on a panel discussing “The Next Generation of Talent.” I love researching and speaking about this topic because it always gets everyone lathered up. Millennials feel patronized, Gen Xers feel overlooked, and baby…
Between the distractions all around and our own shriveled attention spans, it is remarkable we get anything done. Aristotle once said, “The end of labor is to gain leisure.” Yet most busy leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals have - at best -- ambivalent feelings…
