Author Marilyn Jacobson, Ph.D. wrote a guest post here on The People Equation called Mapping the Passage to an Upside Down Organization. I was intrigued by this imagery – that of an upside-down organizational pyramid, so I reached out to Dr. Jacobson for an interview to learn more. I’m very grateful that she agreed, because…
Leadership
Trust as a Renewable Resource
According to a trust infographic I published last week, trust is a scarce resource. But it doesn’t have to be. The stats in this infographic challenged me to think about how to look at trust not as a finite commodity, but rather a renewable resource – one that grows abundantly if given the proper nuturing….
Leaders – How Do You Manage Your Energy?
Are your leadership challenges a study in personal growth? Or are they more like a test of wills, with you forcefully moving ahead, trying to seek resolution as quickly as possible? Struggling can seem a lot like thrashing about, trying to free yourself from a constricting situation. Challenge (and yes, sometimes even failure) is a…
Gen Y and Leadership – Young Professionals Speak Up
Are young professionals unwilling to step up to leadership in the same way as their older counterparts have? That’s the issue on the table in Filling the Leadership Pipeline – Developing the Reluctant Emerging Leader, an article I wrote for Huffington Post. The article’s premise is that there are plenty of talented, willing younger workers…
The Neuroscience of Leadership – Are You Causing People Pain?
When your employees make a bonehead mistake, do you give them a good whack upside the head to show them the error of their ways? No of course you don’t. If you’re a good boss (and I know you are) even though you might be tempted to give them a little thump, instead you offer…