Category: Leadership Matters
4 Reasons Why I Keep Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go on my Desk
Becky Robinson is guest posting today, and she shares, “I use ideas from Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go nearly every day. As the leader of a new – and growing – team, my most important job is equipping and developing my team to do the work of our company.”
Talent Management Systems: Sometimes the Cure Makes the Patient Sicker
Well-intentioned talent management systems are frequently to blame for undermining the quality of career conversations. Development doesn’t occur on schedule, it happens a little bit every day, on the employee’s schedule, through intentional interactions and conversations.
Intrinsic Motivation: Not Quite the Answer
There are several deliberate steps that managers can take to connect the work with what matters most to people. Small actions that help employees create their own personal connect between the work they do now, and the goals they have for the future.
What’s Your Legacy?
What kind of leadership legacy do you want to leave? While you are running the business and delivering results, don’t forget to build in some legacy metrics as well.
The Future of Feedback
Meaningful information about how people perform and behave, the strengths they demonstrate, and the opportunities they have to improve … it’s the currency of development. The boss who points out how effectively you dealt with a demanding project The colleague who debriefs after a call with a challenging client about how to be more successful […]
Careers, Conversation, and Curiosity
There’s a lot of talk about conversation in business today – and everyone has a favorite. Some like it ‘fierce’. Others prefer ‘crucial’. But, we are particularly fond of the career conversation. After 30 years working with managers and employees alike, we are more convinced than ever that people don’t grow because of beautifully-completed forms, […]
