4 Types of Organizational Culture

4 Types of Organizational Culture

“Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game, it is the game.” – Lou Gerstner, Former CEO, IBM Webster’s Dictionary defines culture as “the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, and artifacts and depends on man’s capacity for...
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings…Yuck!

Meetings, Meetings, Meetings…Yuck!

Meetings, meetings and more meetings. Ever feel like you are perpetually in a state of meetings? In my consulting work, I hear this complaint a lot. You’re not alone if you feel meetings are a waste of time or that they leave you with no time to get real work done....
How to Manage Your Boss

How to Manage Your Boss

In my work as a leadership development professional, I am fortunate to work with a lot of young leaders. I’ve noticed that when emerging leaders move into management positions, they often fret about how they will manage and motivate their direct reports. Sometimes...
Reality Bites for New Leaders

Reality Bites for New Leaders

In the same way people without children can’t really know what it’s like to have kids until they do, you can’t really know what it’s like to be a leader until you actually lead. Even in organizations that invest in leadership development struggle with helping new...
Leaders as Loyal Rebels

Leaders as Loyal Rebels

If we’ve learned anything during the last couple of years, it’s that people are frustrated with “establishment” leaders. We worry that such leaders aren’t capable of acting independent of their party or organization, even when acting independently would be doing the...