Commonsense Leadership Leadership doesn’t have to be complicated. The simplest leadership principles—trusting your people, helping them win, praising progress—are at the root of some of the most successful organizations in the world. Why, then, is commonsense leadership so seldom used in common practice? Perhaps if more of today’s leaders used common sense, 65 to 70 […]
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4 Steps to Changing Other People
You CAN Change Other People I’m sure you have heard the saying: you can’t change other people; you can only change yourself. Authors Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson released a provocatively titled book arguing against this truism. In , the authors argue that there are four steps to helping people change and up their game. […]
How to Build a Highly Engaged Workforce
How to Drive Engagement Over the past two decades, while leading or overseeing dozens of businesses across three continents, Brian Hartzer has grappled with the question of what it takes to drive workplace engagement. As part of his quest, he read dozens of leadership books and met with multiple experts. While many provided useful insights, […]
How to Develop a Radical Product Thinking Mindset
Creating world-class products and services is a discipline that some organizations seem to master, and others struggle to achieve. We read about the visionaries like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs and may think it is a magical gift bestowed on the few. Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book . She argues that […]
How to Stop Fear from Taking Over Your Organization
Reframing your narrative about fear to see it as an opportunity to learn and grow. Moving beyond fear is important to every culture.