Why develop confident employees when you can reduce them to quivering puddles of self-doubt? Follow these time-tested techniques for turning competent professionals into second-guessing, approval-seeking zombies.
When people get nervous or ask for support, accuse them of not being “leadership material.”
How to create anxious overthinkers…
It’s funny we celebrate Labor Day by taking the day off. We honor work with hot dogs and hammocks.
Labor Day is the national “do nothing” award for doing something.
Don’t focus on what you do. Reflect on what your work does.
The modern approach to solving stress is some form of escape. The trouble is, sometimes that’s good advice.
Forget your troubles.
Take vacations.
Clear your mind.
Say no.
Research says vacations don’t work.
How leaders find strength?
If you want to teach people, give them a reason to need a lesson.
Learning is the engine of progress. Stagnation kills potential. When learning stops, growth stops. Talent without development leads to frustration, disengagement, and missed opportunity.
Build future-ready people by making development necessary.
Fear rules in heartless organizations.
Hiding your heart creates distance.
Leadership is influence. Influence requires connection. Heart is the fiber of connection.
Success without heart is failure in disguise.
How to unlock the heart of leadership…
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Happiness all the time is an oppressive fantasy.
Sometimes it’s better to clam up than to say “cheer up.” Sadness has legitimate reasons.
When happiness is your goal, painful emotions feel like failure.
Every leader experiences dark emotions. Listen closely to the wisdom of your dark friend.
