Every individual has 3 types of power: Positional, Relational, and Competence. Understanding what these are and which are most important...

In my 30+ years as a working adult, paying attention to many different businesses and all kinds of people, I’ve seen a whole lot of...

I am a fan of Adam Grant's books and podcasts. His last book "Rethinking" was all about how we should go about rethinking concepts so we...

Here is what we know: engaged employees execute better on a successful strategy to ensure higher profits and all kinds of good things...

A big part of my job is to convince managers that they aren’t great. No one likes to hear that and it can be hard to convey that message...

When an individual is successful, I ask myself one question - were they successful "because of" or "in spite of" what they did. This is...

No one is HR says it that way, but the sentiment is the same. In order to make sure things are equal, they want you to stop doing certain...

Management is a profession. Full stop. However, it doesn't get the attention and respect that other professions do (outside of lawyers...

We don't value good management. One reason is that we don't see it often. Which means we think it doesn't exist. Another is the messages...

I do a ton of research on management, leadership, and business. But I also get ideas from very unexpected sources. For example, I was...

My Great Manager program focuses on 13 behaviors that I believe every manager needs to be successful. I am sure there are a few that...

We've had bad managers for a long time. The situation has gotten worse as the workplace has shifted from manufacturing to the knowledge...

I'm tempted to survey a group of recent college graduates and ask the following question: Would you rather be a manager or a leader? I...

It was a common thought during the pandemic that when things opened up, people would go back to their jobs and things would slowly return...

I love reading the old Dilbert cartoons. I think the US version of The Office is hysterical. All the characters were funny, but the...

There will be no blog posts tomorrow or next week - I won't be publishing during the holidays. I'll be working hard on content and 2021...

This is one is a periodic series of posts about things that make my head explode because they are such bad ideas - the non-compete...

Yesterday I wrote about autonomy. The companion element to that is social support. Having either one is great - having both is the goal....

When you start to study engagement at a deeper level, you start to notice that one concept continues to pop up - autonomy. It is at the...

Many of you have probably heard the Serenity Prayer at some point in your life: I have my own version of the Manager's Serenity Prayer:...