When folks are quiet at work, that doesn’t mean they have don’t have effective employee feedback to share. I’m an introvert. Most people don’t believe me when I tell them this (I do a lot of public speaking for an introvert 😳), but I am an introvert through-and-through. When I need to recharge, I seek alone…
Interview with Joanna Wiebe, Founder of Copy Hackers – Bored People Quit – Leadership Is Not About Your Good Intentions – Are you the source of workplace dysfunction?
How this one tiny word reveals a lot when it comes to employee dissatisfaction. Listen closely for the word “fine.” It’s never the whole story. Growing up, my family and I moved around quite a bit. From Georgia to Washington to Ohio to Minnesota… People assumed we were a military family because of how often we…
Interview with Halleemah Nash, Executive Director of iMentor Chicago – Improving Company Culture Is Not About Providing Free Snacks – The Art Of Delegating To Great People – “Don’t Bring Me Problems, Bring Me Solutions”
Interview with Des Traynor, Co-founder of Intercom. – Receiving Feedback. – Employee Motivation and Appreciation. – Being Quiet Is Part of Being a Good CEO
I’m sharing three years-worth of findings, based on data from 15,000+ employees in 25 countries through Canopy, on the best questions to ask employees for feedback. When’s the last time you had a one-on-one meeting or performance review with an employee… and you learned something completely new? Don’t think too hard 🙂 If you’re like…
I hate the word, “empowerment”. It’s often inhibits us from becoming a good leader. I hate the word “empowerment.” I never think I should “empower” anyone — especially our team, here at Canopy. It’s often a leadership mistake, in my mind. Why? The definition of the word “empower” is: to give power to (someone); to make (someone)…
Interview with Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe. – Why Leaders Who Listen Achieve Breakthroughs. – The ultimate case against shame as a management tactic. – No Time to Be Nice At Work.
Interview with John Maeda, Global Head of Design at Automattic. – The Neuroscience of Strategic Leadership. – What CEOs Are Reading in 2017. – When Being Painfully Honest Can Be Motivational.
The importance of company vision (and how to figure out yours) Earlier this year, I was asked to advise an entrepreneurship class over at the Northwestern Law School here in Chicago. Students pitched business ideas to a panel of mentors, including myself. We were then asked to give feedback on these ideas. The first team of…
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