Effective Accountability Requires 200%
When each party takes responsibility for clarifying expectations, fulfilling agreements and ensuring outcomes, high performance is the natural by product.
Category: Management
Becoming a Coaching Leader
We hear so much about coaching these days. Leaders need to coach more. Employees need more coaching. High performers need coaching. Low performers need coaching. As leaders, how can we know we’ve done enough? And what does a quality coaching conversation actually look like in action? Over the years, I’ve…
How to Be a Good Dictator (or Not)
In the 16th century, political consultant (for lack of a better term) Niccolò Machiavelli’s works were published in the controversial manuscript The Prince – which is still in print today. In it, Machiavelli shared his theories on how a ruler could maintain control of his province – especially when gaining new…
What it Really Means to “Empower” Your People
When was the last time you gave an assignment to one of your employees with the full confidence it would be executed without your active involvement? It just doesn’t get much better than that. Unfortunately, for many bosses, it’s a rare event. The key is empowerment – but it’s not…