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January 6, 2021 Leadership Nudge® 336 – How to Structure Work for Better DecisionsOrganizations are biased towards continuing whatever action they are doing. Leaders want to inject moments of thinking and...
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December 16, 2020 Leadership Nudge® 335 – The Ladder of Leadership: Pause, Rewind, Fast ForwardAn easy way to think about how to use the Ladder of Leadership is to imagine the steps...
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December 9, 2020 Leadership Nudge® 334 – The Ladder is a Thermometer and a ThermostatUse the Ladder of Leadership to both set and measure the level of empowerment in your team. It...
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December 2, 2020 Leadership Nudge® 333 – The Link Between Control and HappinessStudies show that when we try to control things that we really cannot control, our blood pressure increases...
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November 18, 2020 Leadership Nudge® 332 – Make Your Intentions VisibleWhen giving up control, aim for level 5 on the Ladder of Leadership. This allows for robust discussions...
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November 11, 2020 Leadership Nudge® 331 – Chunk Bigger for Purpose, Smaller for ProgressBreak large and overwhelming projects into smaller chunks to keep moving forward. But, when struggling to see your...
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November 6, 2020 The Power of ObservationIn a workshop for a global company, a group of senior executives have just watched a short video...
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November 4, 2020 Leadership Nudge® 330 – Make Observations Not EvaluationsGet better at making observations. Avoid statements that can be seen as blaming or shaming. Instead of "You never...
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November 3, 2020 Use these Words when Delegating a DecisionWhen delegating the complete decision to someone else (level 6 on the ladder of leadership) the temptation is...
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October 28, 2020 Leadership Nudge® 329 – Words for Level 6At Level 6 on the Ladder of Leadership decisions are made by the people doing the work without...