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...
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Leadership Nudge® 409 – What about blockers?
April 1, 2023by
Leaders come across many obstacles when trying to implement change. Here, David gives advice for working with people who push back. One of the questions I get pretty regularly is “how do you handle blockers or people who are opposed to the culture that you want to build?” Well. You want to decide, is this...
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Leadership Nudge® 408 – What is the first question for a new employee?
April 1, 2023by
Intent-Based Leaders show new employees support. Here, David suggests questions to ask on the first day. I got a question the other day from a keynote presentation that I’d never seen before and loved it. It was “What would be the first question you would ask a new employee?” So – first of all –...
Leadership Nudge® 406 – Human or Resource?
April 1, 2023by
The language we use affects how we think and how we act. The word “resource” is dehumanizing. We become numbers on a spreadsheet instead of the talented, engaged people that we are at work. Here’s Jenni with more. Think back to when you were little. Did you ever want to be a resource when you...
Leadership Nudge® 404 – Get better!
April 1, 2023by
Intent-Based Leaders follow the principle “Don’t be good, get better.” Moving from where we are today to where we want to be involves mental contrasting. Here’s Jenni with more information. “Don’t be good, get better” is one of my favorite Intent-Based Leadership principles. We can get better at things we don’t think we’re very good...
Leadership Nudge® 402 – Speak Up with Jenni Jepsen
April 1, 2023by
Intent-Based Leaders make it psychologically safe for people to share thoughts and ideas. What can you do to help your team feel safe to speak up in your next meeting? Here’s Jenni with more. As Intent-Based Leaders, we want to make it safe for people to speak up. And we know the bias for staying...
Leaders encourage probabilistic conversation which allows people to share thoughts and communicate in a way that encourages thinking. Here’s David with further explanation. Hey, here’s one representation of what Hurricane Ian might do to Florida, where I live, which is going to hit tomorrow (September 28, 2022). And it shows this single line. And we...
Saying what you intend to do incorporates the best of the communications that happen with permission-based environments and the best of ownership and a bias for action that happens with a “just do it” environment. Here’s David with more. When it comes to communication structures, most organizations are not playing with a full deck. I...
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Leadership Nudge® 395 – Prize, Don’t Praise
April 1, 2023by
Praise is part of the manipulative strategy of bosses. Leaders dealing with adults observe not evaluate, and prize not praise. Here, David explains the difference and why it matters. Hey, we put out a post recently where we talked about praise being a manipulation, a manipulative tool that bosses use to control people and to...
Leadership Nudge® 393 – Level 2, Give Information
April 1, 2023by
Present information for the purpose of eventually making a decision. Here’s David, in London, with an example. I’m here in the busy Baker Street Station and London tube, and this is the iconic London tube map. Now level two on the Ladder of Leadership is description – what you see. But there’s often nuances to...