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Monthly Archive:: May 2016

“Both/And” Leadership

Don’t worry so much about being consistent. Jack Welch once claimed that great leaders are “relentless and boring.” Management thinkers largely agree: Good leaders, so the narrative goes, are consistent in their decision making, stick to their commitments, and remain on-message. The trouble is, much as we may value consistency in our leaders, we don’t

Don’t End a Meeting Without Doing These 3 Things

Make sure everyone’s on the same page. When a sports team finishes a game, they usually don’t gather up their gear and immediately leave the court, rink, field or locker room. The players and coaches take a few minutes for a post-game meeting – a ritual that’s just as important as the pre-game warm-up. In