Why We Love Innovation but Hate Change
“Innovation” = people cheer.“Change” = people cringe. “Innovation” makes people think of progress, strategy, and beating the competition. “Change” often makes people think of struggle, frustration, and having to rebuild something they thought was working just fine to begin with. But innovation can’t happen without change.So we should LOVE change! But why don’t we? When […]
Why the Vast Majority of Companies are Stuck
“But that’s the way we’ve always done it,” the Boss said. So I shut my mouth. But I shouldn’t have. I should have pushed for the change I knew we needed. You’ve probably had that exact same moment: someone on your team says “but it’s always been this way!” and argues that what worked before […]
Are Your Goals Actually Goals?
“Uh oh. We have to restructure our entire strategic planning session tomorrow, because of what you just said onstage” the CEO told me. “Now that I know goals and plans are two different things, everything we had was a plan. Gotta change that before our session in the morning!” We had just finished talking about […]
How to Keep Office Conflict from Bringing You Down
To keep office conflict from sabotaging your work success, it’s key to learn the difference between “people-related conflict” and “task-related conflict.”
What Should I Say to My Staff About Upcoming Changes?
Two simple rules of thumb to follow to communicate upcoming changes to your staff and team.
Do You Have a Bad Attitude at Work? 8 Signs YOU’RE the Toxic Coworker (yes, #3 is real!)
Watch out for these 8 behaviors that could signify that you’re caught up in problematic workplace behavior.
How to Protect Yourself from an Emotional Bully
If you have an emotionally bully in your life who won’t leave you alone, there’s a 3-step process for handling yourself and dealing with them in a healthy, productive way.
What To Do When You Want to Quit But Can’t
If you want to quit but can’t, you can still set yourself up – both emotionally and tactically – for success.
How to Deal with a Pessimist at Work
These three strategic retorts to the pessimist in your office will help you turn the attitude around.
What To Do With Colleagues Who Resist Change
These strategies will help change-resistant colleagues navigate transition with a better attitude.
