So many of our POTENTIAL big leaders go UNNOTICED or UNDER-APPRECIATED. Why? We DON’T listen to their opinions… We DON’T encourage them to speak up. We DON’T give them the language they need to be understood. Then we ASSUME that they cannot be BIG thinkers We end up with DISCONNECTED teams with UNTAPPED potential. Give […]

The whole situation was unnecessary. Why did this happen? My colleague had told her boss there was a problem earlier…. but… Her boss was too busy. Her boss was not interested. Her boss had more important things to do. So, eventually, my colleague quit. My colleague is a TOP talent. My colleague led some of […]

Why was this person TELLING us what to do? Yes, he had a BIG title. Yes, he had LOTS of responsibility. But still. He DIDN’T understands what he was talking about. NO ONE expected him to have all the answers. So why did he PRETEND to know it all? It was NOT going to get […]

My colleague made a decision. To her face, everyone agreed. Later, her decision got over-ruled. What did my colleague do? She held herself so accountable that she blamed herself. After all, she must be making the wrong decisions. She was left confused and disconnected. So, she made smaller decisions less often. Who does this help? […]

He was working harder than ever. “I’m worried that I can’t do it” he said to me. “I’m pretty sure I’m failing”. Actually, he was one of the best people for the role. Actually, he wasn’t failing at all. Like many, he was RESPONSIBLE for results that he COULDN’T control. He couldn’t control his co-workers. […]

Last week I wrote a post: I made a mistake. A BIG one. No one told me. So, I kept making it. Until, one day, a colleague sat me down & told me what everyone else knew. It was horrible. I was shocked & embarrassed. Surely, SHE was the one who was mistaken? Once I […]

Last week, I wrote the following post: My friend could NOT get a promotion. He GENUINELY deserved one. He just didn’t quite fit in. So, the right people weren’t willing to give him a go. A few, easily learned skills were holding my friend back. Yes, this hurt him. It ALSO hurt his employer. My […]

He GENUINELY deserved one. He just didn’t quite fit in. So, the right people weren’t willing to give him a go. A few, easily learned skills were holding my friend back. Yes, this hurt him. It ALSO hurt his employer. My friend’s deep talent (that his employer was paying for) went under-used, underappreciated and over-spent […]

I was stacking the dishwasher after a long day at work. Between the brown smears and the sticky spoons – it hit me. My great professional “aha” moment. Ready or not, I needed to leave the comfort of my corporate role and take a risk. And I did… Eventually. First, I considered the idea. Then […]