Find a Spirit Animal
If you want to convey who you are, and do it memorably, find a spirit animal.
Three Do’s and Don’ts to Encourage Healthy Debate
How to Encourage Healthy Debate and Challenge Team Thinking Diverse teams increase innovation and improve an organization’s ability to respond to challenges. To harness the power of diversity, leaders need know how to encourage healthy debate. A culture of healthy debate comes from focusing on team basics like: an emphasis on company performance metrics, a genuine interest in others’ ideas, and a demonstrated belief in the ability of people on the team. It also comes from a leader who knows…
Staying on Track in a Fast Growth Phase
It’s every start-up founder’s dream: fast growth characterized by graphs that look like hockey stick. But the dream can turn into a nightmare unless you are prepared to handle it. Some of the decisions you make during this crucial time, when there is maximum pressure and no time to fix things, can become part of the company DNA. As a founder, I experienced fast growth first hand. My first year in business selling reusable grocery bags in 2006, I sold…
Three Tips for Better Conflict Management
Every organization needs at least one person who can help manage conflicts. As one of the hardest-to-find skills and also hardest to develop, conflict management can give you a competitive edge as an employee. Find my new blog on conflict management at the Ace Up coaching platform blog.
Goal Setting that Really Works
The key to getting big things done is to set up expectations through goal setting. We all have goals we think about but never do. To stop thinking about goal setting and start getting them done, you need to first set up expectations for success. Setting expectations with the people around you is the key to motivating action. Here’s how it works. I knew a guy once who wanted to roast a pig in the sand. He’d seen it done—the…