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You’ve done the hard work of leading your team through change, but now things are reverting to the way they were before. What went wrong? Here’s the #1 reason most change doesn’t last.
Change is difficult, particularly in Haiti. What I learned here about what works and what doesn’t work applies just as much to your organization.
You may have seen the clip; it was all over the news—and not just the sports news. In a November 2014 football game between Utah and Oregon, Utah wide receiver Kaelin Clay runs the ball for what appears to be an easy touchdown. Just one ...
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Giving feedback is a huge part of leadership, but few leaders do it effectively. Here are two simple tips to get the best results from your feedback.
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One inevitable byproduct of change is uncertainty. Employees become, quite rationally, uncertain about what the change will ...
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If you’re trying to lead your team through change, don’t keep them in the dark! The key to engaging your team through change is being open with them!
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Sadly, I speak from experience. During my fifteen years as the Executive Producer of Seattle’s sketch comedy TV show Almost Live!, I led my ...
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Leaders often find themselves asking, “Why is my team so resistant to change?” It turns out there’s actually a very good reason!
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I just had a client for an upcoming keynote speech tell me, “We’re going through a lot of change right now.”
YOU: “Oh my God, he’s talking about my organization! We’re going through a lot of change right now!”
Okay, before you get too excited [YOU: “Too late!”], you should know that I hear this from nearly every client. I conducted an informal survey (translation: I was still in my pajamas when I made the calls) of some of my fellow motivational ...
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I’m sure you’ve heard some version of this. You’ve read it in a dozen books, you’ve heard it in a dozen motivational speeches. (And, by the way, if that last part is true, congratulations on surviving a dozen motivational speeches.)
“If you keep doing what you’ve always been doing, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.”
I’d like to respectfully disagree. Actually, I’d like to vehemently ...
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