Typical answers to the secret of success are dissatisfying.
You can’t control good fortune. You can’t order up talent at the talent store. You’re already working hard.
Beyond the big 3, what’s the secret of success from your point of view?
You hear more bellyaching when you passively listen to complaints about others.
Complaints about others might be self-serving or spoken from genuine concern.
Today I offer 4 responses when you hear complaints about others.
Insecure people are conformists. Doubt produces caution. It’s easy to manage insecure people. Do you really want to enable boldness? Bold people resist being managed. Do you want people solving problems on their… Continue reading
Positive psychology isn’t happy talk. Positive psychology concerns itself with things that cause people to flourish. I couldn’t list the 5 elements necessary to thrive during a coaching conversation yesterday (PERMA). I decided… Continue reading
If unethical office politics turn your stomach, good.
But office politics exist wherever people work.
What is ethical office politics?
Learn the four dimensions of office politics and suggestions for success.
You can’t thrive in organizations by putting your head down and ignoring people.
You believe the path you’re on leads to Oz. Perhaps it does. But it might lead to flying monkeys that suck the life out of your team.
Sincerity isn’t enough to energize teams.
If you believe you can win, don’t say, “I’m worried we’re going to lose.”
