Leadership and Management

What belief and success have in common
Earlier this Spring I spent my three weekends in a row at fencing tournaments with my older son. Each Sunday, he went and competed with all his heart. At

Do you give AND take
You guys came through again! I love it when you send me quotes that make me think. This one comes from Richard Dictor and the quote he gave me was,

Trust is not rational
I recently gave my Connected Leadership talk to a women’s group at Capital One. During my talk, I allow the audience to choose which of the seven mindsets of a Connector

Are you the bottleneck?
I was just talking to my son who said he liked knowing he could do things himself and not rely on anyone else. Totally get it Noah! That was me

I just learned about FLOW and I want it!
I’ve been listening to Daniel Pink’s book Drive, which is all about motivation. It’s been nice to hear the history of some motivational strategies I have taught like Maslow Hierarchy and

Are you trying too hard?
I’m coaching a leader right now who is probably the smartest person in every room she walks into. She is so dedicated, she feels that if she doesn’t offer some

The Number One Quality of a Great Leader
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, I thought it would be fitting to talk about a piece I did for Newsweek. They asked me to comment on the question: What

Forget quiet quitting try collaborative quitting
We’ve been hearing a lot of talk about quiet quitting, but what about collaborative quitting? Something I always say is… “If you’re not happy at your job, don’t blame

How do you react to the term “feminine values”?
I just finished listening to a book called Conscious Capitalism. It was written in part by the CEO and founder of Whole Foods. One of the things that caught my attention