by Jonathan | Nov 5, 2018 | Future Leader, Leadership
Future leaders: Point time, energy, and attention toward developing, equipping, and supporting the team because the team is the only entity that can actually multiply effort over time. Most leaders: Point time, energy, and attention to trying to complete an...
by Jonathan | Nov 2, 2018 | Leadership
You worked hard this week. Why not call it a day? Better, tell your team to leave within next 30 minutes. Wish them a great weekend. Thank them for all their hard work this week. Tell the ones who have a hard time turning it off that you don’t want them engaged...
by Jonathan | Nov 1, 2018 | Future Leader
“We attract the best people because of our pay and benefits.” I wince at these kind of statements. It is true that there is some correlation between the quality of a candidate and the the quality of the pay and benefits package. But, if the work does...
by Jonathan | Oct 31, 2018 | Communication, Future Leader, Future of Work
Hate bad news. Or, more precisely, I hate giving bad news. No big shocker there. I haven’t met anyone who likes to dole out less-than-favorable news. While nobody likes to dole out the bad news, seemingly fewer of us (!) know how to do it well. Reminds me of the...
by Jonathan | Oct 30, 2018 | Future Leader, Leadership
When we talk about the concept of differentiation, we are usually referring to product or service differentiation. Like, what makes our product or service different (and better!) than our competitors’ product or service. This is important for sure. The concept...
