The blog
The Leadership Blind Spot You Don't Know You Have
How your personality shapes what you can (and can't) wee as a leader
Why Change Feels So Hard (And why it has nothing to do with willpower)
Smart, motivated people fail to make lasting change all the time. Harvard researchers found out why, and it has nothing to do with discipline.
Are You Actually at Max CapacityβOr Does It Just Feel That Way?
The exhaustion, the overwhelmβitβs often not about whatβs on your plate.
Itβs about the story youβre telling yourself about whatβs on your plate.
Complicated vs. Complex Problems: A Leaderβs Guide to Smarter Decision-Making
Many of the hardest problemsβmiscommunication, burnout, team dysfunctionβarenβt problems you fix. Theyβre challenges you navigate.
What to do when you feel overwhelmed
Learn how to use the Eisenhower Matrix in order to reduce overwhelm. Also known as the Urgent-Important Matrix, this productivity and time management tool categorizes tasks into four quadrants based on their urgency and importance.
Donβt reach for technical solutions when facing adaptive challenges
You know that optimistic feeling when you start a new self-help book or find a new tech solution you hope will solve all of your problems? π That.
The biggest mistake managers make that keeps their team from making progress
When an adaptive challenge is involved, a technical solution wonβt solve your problem - it canβt address the core issues causing your challenge and wonβt bring about the impact desired. Thatβs why we need a different approach.
Taylor shows why the usual goal setting approach doesn't work
What if the typical way we approach goals is actually why you canβt seem to make progress on the goals that really matter to you?
Even Mark Zuckerberg stresses over team "drama"
Is tension on your team keeping you up at night? You arenβt the only one! Even the most experienced managers struggle with the discomfort of team βdrama.β
Jacinda Ardern: "It takes strength to be an empathetic leader."
The former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern proved that the future of leadership is kindness. She showed that empathic leaders can also be strong and bold
How the best managers tap into their teamβs potential
If you are an overworked and frustrated manager, this video training will help you get to the next phase of growth for your team.
A problem with S.M.A.R.T. goals
In this video training, I share why it is totally normal to think that SMART goals will solve the problem of getting your team into alignment and offer some things to look out for so you can be more effective.
How S.M.A.R.T. goals failed this leadership team
A common mistake managers make is creating goals that are intended to inspire massive action, but donβt provide clarity on how to prioritize activities.
The biggest capacity building leaders need to do
Bottom-line: To get more done as a team, leaders need to build their capacity to be with discomfort, uncertainty, and fear. You have to be willing to sit with the discomfort of the in-between or the uncertainty of not knowing.