by Jonathan | Jan 22, 2020 | Leadership
Your team members are after a feeling. They want to feel like they are important. They want to feel like their work matters. They want to feel like they are in the fold. They want to feel that their leader has their back. They want to feel like it’s ok to share...
by Jonathan | Jan 20, 2020 | Leadership
“There is no bad weather, only bad clothes.” I heard this somewhere and wrote it down. Rang true for me at the time I recorded it. Still rings true. It reminds me of a common problem. Many of us get derailed from achieving big stuff because of small stuff....
by Jonathan | Jan 16, 2020 | Leadership
I would rather have two years of you at 100% than 10 years of you at 70%. Energy matters more than duration. I would rather we discuss your evolving career right now than pretend you will be here forever. We both know you are going somewhere. Why don’t we talk...
by Jonathan | Jan 15, 2020 | Leadership
Default to making it easier in the long term. Every problem has at least two solutions (hey, not talking about math). One solution temporarily solves the problem. A different solution permanently solves the problem. Temporarily solving the problem happens fast with...
by Jonathan | Jan 14, 2020 | Leadership
We are competing? One on one? I don’t like my chances. Not because I don’t believe in myself. Not because I think you are that awesome. But after a few decades I have learned that stuff happens. I have bad days. I get sick. I lose motivation. I get...
