Recovering Leader

Goldman Sachs Leadership Lesson in Addiction

What can we learn from our friends at Goldman Sachs? Are they ready to have an epiphany, face their bad acts, and recover? Is Sen. Carl Levin’s committee likely to help propel them toward healing? Okay, well, no and no. Yet maybe we should toast Goldman Sachs anyway. Give them a wink, and tell them we’re here for them whenever... Read more →

Monday’s LeaderTip: Leading by Inquiry

Certainty and leadership do not coexist. Even when you have (or think you “should” have) the answer, it’s much more effective to challenge your people to solve their own problems. By asking questions, you are affirming and supporting the capabilities of your team. Answer their questions with your own questions, and don’t worry about displaying your uncertainty. You’ll find creative... Read more →

Survey on Leadership Effectiveness and Email: Sneak Peak

My online survey about the role of email and leadership effectiveness continues to enroll respondents, and will remain open until we have 1,000 responses. Click here to take the survey, and please tell others in your network about it. With heartfelt thanks to the 124 professionals who've taken it already, I thought just a quick sneak peak at a few... Read more →

Monday LeaderTip: Reaching Your True North

We all have the capacity to make the time we spend doing our work—or living, for that matter—more meaningful. Yet we limit ourselves by not really thinking about it, submerged as we are in the familiar routines of our daily lives. When we do think about it, we scapegoat our constraints or limitations for not changing the status quo. Consider... Read more →

Monday LeaderTip: Making Your A-game Reliable

It’s rare to find someone who can stay consistently fresh and fired up about his or her work. No matter how interesting or important a role you may have, complacency tends to creep in, turning novelty into routine—it’s human nature. Yet with a small, conscious effort you can turn off the autopilot any day. Start that day by recognizing that... Read more →

Workplace Email—Timesaver or Time Waster? An Invitation to Participate ...

You’re invited to help shed light on something that dominates our time but we rarely think about: Email. In what ways is it a help or hindrance to effective leadership? A growing number of executives are finding email more of a taskmaster than a timesaver. I’ve developed a short online survey to take a closer look at how we use... Read more →