Leadership
40 articles tagged “Leadership”
The Knicks Are in the Finals Because Karl-Anthony Towns Spoke Up at Work
Staying open when you're failing is survival. Staying open when you're winning — almost nobody does that.
Hallucinating Accountability
Turning the energy of a past hurt into fuel for what matters to you.
Salty, but Kind
On surveillance, the kind truth, and why Ren is for everyone.
... in the room where it happens
The most effective coaching is an elite privilege: intimate, real-time, and context-aware. Next week, we’re making it available to every leader.
Stop Managing Tasks, Start Developing People: Why Your AI is Too Nice
Our 400-interaction study shows why general-purpose LLMs fail the "Tough Love" test—and what leaders actually need to drive behavioral change.
Full Self Thriving
Learning to let go at 85 miles an hour.
The Power of 10-Second Feedback
Discover how delivering concise, specific, and timely feedback in short bursts can transform your team's performance and create a culture of continuous improvement.
AI and the Dawn of the Growth Age: A Manifesto for the Soul
The end of cognitive work and the quest to reclaim what makes us human.
Leadership is Not a Given
We treat leadership like something that can be granted. But the ones who actually lead don't wait to be crowned.
The Long Road Home to Myself
It Wasn’t Enlightenment. It Was Just Me, Finally.
The Emotional Economy
AI took care of it. And I felt nothing.
Don't Sleep on Vulnerability
The most powerful support you can give isn't catching someone from falling, but finding the strength to gently push them down, into themselves.
Why the Warriors Win
A chance encounter with Steve Kerr taught me what greatness looks like — and it's not what you'd expect.
Just Checking In? Check Yourself.
There's nothing worse than a manager 'stopping by' when it's an obvious pretext for micromanaging. Here's how to do it right.
5 Ways to Give Feedback from Your Kitchen Table
Managing remotely is new for many of us. Here are strategies for having the feedback conversations you need to have.
Ground of Applause
Your team lives in a state of constant, staggering change. Don't forget to tell them you appreciate it.
Direct Empathy
Finding a leader with the ability to be both direct and empathic at the same time is as rare as it is wonderful.
I'm Sorry, That's Not Accountability
Saying the words 'I'm sorry' does not create accountability. It's the way most of us avoid it.
The Personal Growth Business
What if the deepest purpose of a business is to change the lives of the people who work there, starting with yours?
The Marketing/Ops Tug of War
Your marketing people want to see what will happen if they try that new thing. Your operations people can already see what will break if they do.
How to Review a Human Part 3 of 4: From Star to Supernova
Most organizations spend a majority of attention on average or low performers. Who is focusing on the needs of your top performers?
How to Review a Human Part 1 of 4: The Pre-Flight Check-in
How can you show up as a manager in review conversations in a way that sets the right tone of personal care, directness and vulnerability?
How to Review a Human Part 2 of 4: Leaders Go First
There's no reason for a review conversation to feel negative, even if what you need to discuss includes performance misses.
How to Stop Worrying About Being Liked and Risk Being Loved
Accountability without mentoring is heartless. Mentoring without accountability is pointless.
Don't Act Now
It'll happen in the next five minutes. A member of your team is on their way to you right now with their version of choice: 'Do you have a minute?'
How to Bake an Apology
We usually take our apology out of the oven way too soon. We rush off an "I'm sorry" but it's mostly to get rid of that icky feeling.
The Enemy Is Inaction
Starting new conversations and changing the way things are where you work can seem daunting at first. Here's how one executive got things rolling.
Do You Understand What Accountability Really Means?
Every leader sees accountability as a foundational ingredient in a healthy culture. The problem is, we use the word without really understanding what it means.
What Kind of Leader Are You? A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?
Sometimes simply being in the room is a disempowering act. Whatever your background, there's a likelihood that the strength that got you this far has now become a liability.
Nobody Cares As Much As I Do — Employee Engagement Myth #2
It may be true that nobody cares about the things you care about as much as you do. But it's not true that nobody cares as much as you.
We Are Spirits, in the Material World
What I wanted to do today was to share a bit of my personal story, which is inextricably intertwined with Refound's.
The Good Authority Manifesto
A little teaser from the inside cover of the upcoming book.
Your Team Won't Tell You The Truth
You can tell them each and every day how much you value their opinion. And nothing will change.
The Three Trickiest Words In Business?
Transparency, vulnerability, and the big one—authenticity. They sound innocent enough at first.
What Jon Stewart Taught Us About Company Culture
There was only one inescapable conclusion. Jon Stewart was a world-class mentor and manager.
More Yoda. Less Superhero.
Remember the typical superhero scene — sit down after the valiant rescue to debrief? Whoosh. Nope, they're gone to save the next person.
Working For You Is Different
'Well, that's just the way we do it here'—Every employee, everywhere. But working for you is different.
Disgruntled Employee or Brand Ambassador?
You've got one on your team. That person your spouse is tired of hearing about at dinner. Maybe it's time for a promotion.
Work and Life Don't Balance
Let's get rid of one of the world's worst ideas.
Nobody Cares About Your Company Values
"Values" have gone viral, and not necessarily in a good way. What people care about is whether you embody them.