Intent-Based leaders create an environment where it’s safe for people to remove items from products and from plans. Not only does it make doing the work more sustainable, experience and research show that we often get more creative solutions when we remove things. Jenni is here with more. What makes us always want to add...
Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn is a classic for leaders. Kohn discusses how extrinsic motivation for work creates unwanted behaviors and he offers practical ways to create intrinsic motivation. Here’s David with more. This book, Punished by Rewards (by Alfie Kohn), is a classic for leaders, HR leaders and anyone helping build organizations where...
Small changes in language can have huge impacts on how people feel and how they act. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk is one of the best leadership books for dealing with people (of any age) I’ve ever read. One of the things that I learned was how...
I used to think I was pretty good at asking questions until I read Wendy Sullivan’s and Judy Rees’ book Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds. Asking questions in a more neutral, open way is something we can all practice more. I used to think I was pretty good at asking questions until I...
“I think we are living in an epidemic of obedience.” These are some of the first words from Nancy Kline’s book More Time to Think. And in it she hypothesizes a better world would be a place where we have more independent thinking. I totally agree. How do we get there? It’s our job to...
