Leaders can wear anything from battle armor to, well, nothing (remember “The Emperor’s New Clothes”?). A recent study indicates that maybe leaders (and their team members) should be wearing more white lab coats. Two researchers at the Kellogg School of Management found that people who wore a white lab coat displayed significantly higher selective and [...]
Leaders want to stand out. They want to separate themselves from other leaders, their coworkers, and their predecessors. It’s helpful for leaders to remember, however, the importance of fitting in with the group and the power of social contagion. In order to maintain our social bonds, we mimic others. We buy what they buy, watch [...]
Today’s leadership tip comes from thermodynamics. The old adage “a watched pot never boils” reminds us that time passes slower when you’re waiting. On the other hand, if the fire or stove is hot enough, the water does, in fact, boil, whether it’s watched or not. You can watch the bubbles, tiny at first, climb [...]
If you’re like the average American, you likely see 16,000 brands in any given day. That’s a lot of competing images. No wonder so much attention is given to make logos eye-catching. Want to know what got eyes to stop or pause in 2011? Bill Gardner of LogosLounge discovered the following trends: circles, brown, dandruff [...]
The Core Conversation: Essential Steps for Difficult Times During times of stress or economic hardship, it is tempting to give up on previous hopes and ideals and withdraw into the basic anxieties of survival. This will be an evening to revisit the core conversations of our work and vocation and look at the essential elements [...]
The marvelous thing about a good question is that it shapes our identity as much by the asking as it does by the answering. Nine years ago, I wrote a poem called “Sometimes” in which I talked about the “questions that can make or unmake a life … questions that have no right to go [...]
As a leader, you must be attuned to the safety of your followers. It’s hard to protect them from each and every threat–physical and psychological–but you can take measures to reduce the risk of fatal heart attacks. Here’s how: 1) Inform your employees that taking a small baby aspirin a day will decrease their risk of heart attack by stopping the [...]
Dan Thomas, executive director has a plan to double healing in 2012. Free Arts give kids space and mentoring to heal. Currently they serve 2,000 children. To volunteer as a mentor reach out to Dan or one of the staff. http://www.freeartsminnesota.org/ Free Arts Minnesota is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the healing powers of [...]
We’re often acutely aware of the things that we lack: money, courage, curiosity, love, talent, etc. We’re less aware of when enough is, in fact, enough—and the consequences of having too much. How many cars do you need to collect, Ralph Lauren? How many sculptures do you need to collect if you’re the Medici Family? [...]
When I ask leaders where they are most productive, they often say on the plane. They enjoy being unplugged for several hours, and they get more done. Avoid using wifi on planes if you can. And if you’re not on a plane, imagine you are for the next few hours. What might you be able [...]
If you think some of your day is spent on items that don’t align with your goals, don’t stand pat. Investigate. You either have the wrong goals or you are working in non-productive ways. The more you value your time, the more valuable it becomes, and the closer you get to accomplishing the right goals.
You can call back those 10 people you have been procrastinating calling. You could finish writing the report you were going to finish last week. You could have that uncomfortable conversation with that employee, vendor, or client that you have been putting off. You could have that meeting that you have promised having. You could [...]
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