A Simple Way to Introduce Yourself
You know the scenario. It could be in an online meeting, or perhaps you are seated around a boardroom table. The meeting leader asks everyone…
How to conduct the perfect brainstorm
Brainstorming has something of a bad name these days. But with a little bit of help from a classic essay by Isaac Asimov, Richard Holman offers…
There are 3 types of employees. Here’s the rarest one—and why psychologists say they outperform everyone else
The way you operate at work plays a crucial role in your career success. Much of that depends on how you interact (e.g., cooperate, collaborate…
6 ways to support your team
When thinking back over my career so far, I’ve come to notice certain events that stand out from all the others. Some of those events involve…
How to Manage Your Former Peers
Becoming the boss is an exciting transition, but it can also be a nerve-wracking one. This is especially true if you are now managing people…
Building Trust Inside Your Team
Have you ever managed people who didn't trust one another? If you have, then you'll know how challenging and draining this can be. A team…
A Manager’s Guide to Helping Teams Face Down Uncertainty, Burnout and Perfectionism
“‘There are two kinds of people who don’t experience painful emotions such as anxiety or disappointment, sadness, envy,’ writes psychologist…
Here’s how leaders can guide alternate career paths
Management has long been thought of as a necessary step of upward progression in a person’s career. And as history would have it, most managers…
How to Set Healthy Boundaries When Starting a New Job
After a long and arduous job search, Anna was overjoyed to receive an offer from a top marketing agency. She eagerly accepted, excited by the…
Don’t Be Nice (Be Kind)
Research conducted by the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX) found that teams in a respectful, kind…
A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambitions
It’s easy to be confused about how to grow in your career. My experience with even the most successful global companies is that they’re between…
3 Roadblocks to Avoid for Optimal Team Performance
Working on a team is complicated. Senior and departmental leaders often struggle with a multitude of demands on their time. These demands then…
Resilience: The whole-company fitness challenge
In 2019, rising volatility was an issue for many companies around the world. In 2021, it’s an issue for everyone. The past 18 months have been…
How to Help Your Team Get Out of a Lull
Leaders today are facing a challenge. While they need their employees to get up to speed, feel the competitive hunger to win again, and to…
How to Create a Culture of Big Ideas
You’ve made it to the leadership role you’re in by being an idea person, but you have new responsibilities and can’t be the only one doing that…
Want a More Resilient Business? Here’s How to Transform Your Organization Into an Organism
Families, machines, brains, political systems. We’ve come up with all kinds of metaphors to help us understand what a high functioning and…
4 ways to make people feel valued at work, even when you’re not all together
Remember how it felt when someone looked you in the eye, gave you a firm handshake and said with feeling, “Thank you so much”? In today’s…
Is Your Motivation Still on Vacation?
There are many reasons why you might be having a hard time getting work done after your vacation. Before you can take steps to energize…
Why connection in the workplace matters
Creating a more connected workplace doesn't mean making people feel like one big happy family. Real connection is about relating to someone's…
Working across departments: why it’s important
When you’re entrenched in your own responsibilities, it’s easy to forget that other departments not only exist, but that you’re all serving one…
