Silos arise when communication breaks down between teams – a natural consequence of successful growth. Yet they form a major obstacle to further business growth. What can you do about them?
Here is the truth: your leaders can have an Owner’s mindset – even if they don’t seem as invested to you. As long as you haven’t uncovered what’s behind this gap, you won’t unlock your team’s full potential.
Viewing leadership as a reward is an easy trap to fall into. It can quietly erode both company culture and leadership effectiveness though. What can you do about it?
Founders are wired differently. Yet as a founder you want your senior leaders to pick up some of your traits. The good news is: a founder’s cognitive flexibility can be trained. How do you do that?
The more freely your direct reports speak up, the better your business will perform. What can you do to encourage them to speak up more often?
Boosting your business requires a total remodeling of both yourself and your business. This personal transformation journey is particularly hard. How can you make it easier – so that your business can grow faster and with less pain?
Many employees take significantly fewer small risks in their job than in their life. And yet taking risks is so critical to the success of your business – so you can grow faster and with less pain. How can you help them take more risks?
Most leadership teams have too many priorities. The fewer priorities, the faster you will get to your strategic goals. A compelling long-term goal helps you weed out the tempting, yet less impactful priorities. How?
Cynicism is the silent killer of high-performing teams. It is also a strong predictor of negative outcome and slower business growth. Unfortunately it spreads like wildfire. How can you escape the cynicism trap?
Hurtful feedback can unlock the door to becoming an even better leader – if you have the right tools to unpack it. How can you do that?