Explainers Why Cynicism Matters When You’re Making Change Cynicism has the potential to stop your change movement cold. But don’t despair—beneath every cynic is a disappointed idealist.
Tools Memo Mori: Define Your Legacy to Revitalize Your Present What impact do you want to leave behind? Set aside time to write your own obituary, and use it to guide your day-to-day.
Explainers Why Change Is Loss—And How You Can Help Your Team Navigate It Even when change is for the best, it still entails loss. Help your team navigate by identifying what types they’re most likely to experience.
Explainers How to Keep Your Cool When Work Gets Heated Especially in high-pressure environments, even seemingly innocuous statements can set people off. Use these self-management techniques to regulate your response.
Explainers 8 Organizational Metaphors Metaphors seize our attention, connect us with others, and simplify complex ideas. But they also trap us into a simplified way of thinking. At work, this means that the way we simplify our organizations determines how we can lead and embrace change.
Explainers Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 101: How to Make a Difference Creating a supportive workplace for all employees is both a critical and sensitive topic. We’ve identified a few best practices that engage participants and deliver real results.
Explainers How to Encourage a Culture of Courage Courage isn’t an inherent quality—it can be trained. Here’s how to make it a habit on your team.
Explainers What Happens When Your Role Transforms into the Chief Transformation Officer When companies realize they need to become more innovative, they often anoint one person to lead the charge. Here’s how to spread transformation through the organization.
Explainers Why It’s Your Job to Care about Your Leaders If you work for an organization, you work for a leader. How do you reduce the distance between you and leadership to foster better teamwork and alignment?
Explainers Your First Hire: Finding (and Keeping) the Right Role When adding the first members to your team, how do you identify the right roles for your needs—and once they join, how do they continue to grow?
Explainers How Do You Encourage Employees to Go the Extra Mile? Have you ever escorted a guest through your office rather than letting them find their way themselves? Or maybe you’ve spoken up to avert a potential disaster, or “gone the extra mile” on a project even when you knew you wouldn’t get a bonus. If so, congratulations—you’ve engaged in an Organizational Citizenship Behavior.
