Bosses Who Give Feedback Like Cats

Incompetent bosses give feedback like a cat coughs up a hairball. How to Give Ridiculous Feedback #1. Give Tumbleweed Compliments: Blow through the room with vague praise: “You’re doing good. What is it… Continue reading

7 Ways to Build Resilient Teams

Some teams crumble. Others devour each other. Trouble reveals strength. Resilient teams adapt, recover, and emerge from crisis stronger.

Personal grit isn’t team resilience.

Teams with grit don’t simply survive disruption; they get better.

Here’s how to build resilient teams that thrive under pressure.

The Neglected Secret of Growing Through Hardship

Nietzsche believed in the transformative power of suffering. He wrote, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” But not everyone rises. Growing through hardship is possible but not guaranteed.

Adversity becomes a festering wound for about +/- 40%*. Their souls shrivel. Their lives circle suffering. They’ve been wronged. Life is unfair.

The secret of growing through hardship…

How to Run Lousy Meetings

71% of the executives surveyed say meetings are unproductive and inefficient. (HBR)*

Responsibility for great meetings always lies with the person who calls them.

Great meetings require preparation. If you just show up, yours probably suck.

Here’s how to run lousy meetings like a pro!

PS Five action steps to fix lousy meetings included.

Don’t Let Misery Make You Miserable

If work is miserable, you might as well enjoy it. Don’t double misery by adding sour feelings to painful situations.

The advantage of challenge outweighs the enjoyment of ease.

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”

Surrender isn’t giving up. It’s yielding to what you can’t change.

Top 7 Frustrations of Middle Managers

Organizational wins hinge on middle managers. They stand between talk and action. Their success usually signals organizational success.

I’m accountable for results but don’t have the authority to make decisions.

Top brass pulls one way. Front-line employees pull the other.

Senior leaders get the credit; we get the blame.