The hard things leaders do make them glorious. A bird in flight is glorious. There’s glory in just being human. Stars at night sing glory. Effortless glory is wonderful. But there’s another kind of glory that’s seen in the hard things leaders do. Effortful glory – the glory of doing hard things –...
If I were to ask you to describe the average hybrid presentation, what words would you use? Clunky? Awkward? Disjointed? Distracting? There’s a good reason for that: Presenting to both in-person and virtual teams is still somewhat new. Sure, years ago we had a few lone rangers who worked from home...
If your systems aren’t lean, efficient and precise, you’re wasting time and money while putting your business at unnecessary risk. If you’re going to build out new systems, you need to do it right. Avoid these nine mistakes when building new systems to transform how work gets done in your...
Every growing organization will experience role transitions at some point. Whether a project is changing hands, an employee is moving into a promotion, or you're hiring someone to take on a new position, you will want the transitions to go smoothly. For the best ways to ensure successful...
Filling management holes that get created when the company gets bigger is important. Use these four principles to develop the leaders in your organization. For a company to be successful, it must find a way to develop talent. It isn't always possible to hire leadership from the outside. Being able...
Are you a devoted practitioner of outcomes and key results (OKRs) and continuous performance management? Even if you’ve barely heard the terms, I have two objectives for this article: Introduce three fatal flaws plaguing continuous performance management to apply OKRs. Tickle your imagination with...
No leader can avoid or hide from adversity and frustration. Intelligent leaders are self-aware and emotionally intelligent enough to realize they can deal with frustration by exercising emotional control. Preparing for rough situations ahead of time allows leaders to respond to frustration rather...
In 2014, I walked away from my $35,000-per-year job in insurance sales to grow my e-commerce side hustle with my husband Chris. We had been experimenting with selling clothes and accessories on online marketplaces, including eBay and Facebook. Our online community of friends and customers quickly...
Bad hires happen. However, they happen a bit too often. Studies show that nearly three out of four employers admit to hiring the wrong job candidate. Maybe HR was in a rush to fill an important role or you hired someone because you knew the applicant and they seem nice enough. Or, someone didn’t...
Micromanagement. We have all experienced it – and if you are a leader, you have mostly likely done it. Yet no one ever says that great leaders are micromanagers. If it isn’t effective and we don’t like it done to us, why do we micromanage? The Pressures to Micromanage Not all the items on this...
The buzz about the four-day workweek is everywhere, from LinkedIn posts and Twitter threads to possible federal legislation. I’ve seen so much praise for the idea, which makes sense—who doesn’t love a three-day weekend? But something about the conversation wasn’t clicking for me. I’ve seen...
Businesses of all sizes continue to live through one of the most turbulent times in recent memory. Those who can quickly make good decisions based on accurate information and sound projections are more likely to come out on top. This underscores the importance of a fractional CFO in startups and...