[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The power gradient is the amount of social distance there is between one person and another. The power...
Q: Why do we need emotions at work? A: In the Industrial Age, I didn’t need my workforce to make decisions. I made the decisions for...
In the last six weeks of the IBL blog, we have compared the old plays of the Industrial Age playbook to the new playbook for...
Q: In your new book, Leadership Is Language, you talk about the language of leaders in Industrial Age organizations coercing people to comply with decisions....
The Industrial Age play was Continue - continue the work as long as possible. Picture an assembly line running uninterrupted. The Industrial Age playbook was designed...
Q: People get annoyed when they know the boss has the answer but doesn't give it to them. What is a good way to respond? A:...
If we collaborate effectively, the result is commitment. Commitment is better than compliance. Commitment comes from within and is powerful because it is an intrinsic motivator....
Q: Why is listening an important quality for leadership? A: Listening is the foundational skill that all other leadership skills build from. Listening is understanding what...
The fundamental organizational design principle from the Industrial Age was to separate the deciders from the doers. Each group was given a label: white collar -...
Q: When you talk about the power of language, what do you mean? A: While our brain controls our language, our language also shapes our brains. A...
