Tag Archive: Organizational Development

5 Strategies that Defeat Drifting

The trouble with teams is drifters; people who hide behind the work of others. Drifters are more than annoying; they’re dangerous, damaging dead weight. Drifters de-motivate the motivated and drain energy from the… Continue reading

The 12 Toughest Challenges of Leadership

The challenges of leadership are inside leaders. Stop blaming organizations and others for your shortfalls and failures. Take the bull by the horns. You are the bull.   The 12 Toughest Challenges of Leadership:… Continue reading

High Performer or High Potential

All leaders always keep watch for high performers they can move into greater responsibilities. You’re a lousy leader who may succeed in the short-term but fail in the end, if you don’t. Real… Continue reading

10 Reasons Leaders Fail, Plus One

“The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” William Pollard 10 reasons leaders fail: Stop learning. Don’t build the team. Can’t collaborate. Won’t adapt.… Continue reading

Two Ways to Overcome the Pipe Dream Problem

Ivory-tower-leaders mastermind their own demise when they craft strategies and plans without considering the talent on the team. Your dreams are doomed if the horses in the barn can’t pull the wagon. In,… Continue reading

Overcoming the Reason People Resist Change

Talking about change is easy, acceptable, even exciting. But, execution always clashes with talk. Change becomes real when we have to change our attitudes and behaviors, not until. The wrong picture: Change movements don’t begin with… Continue reading