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“Quiet Quitting” and the “Great Detachment” Reflect Your Culture, Not Your Workforce
“Quiet quitting” isn’t over — recent Gallup Data shows that the “Great Detatchment” is still going strong. Learn how No-BS OKRs can counter this trend, fostering a more engaged and motivated workforce and management.
Expand your leadership toolkit with assessments
I’ve always found assessments helpful not only for personal development and self-knowing, but also for helping organizations develop a shared language around important topics in how we work together. I am a huge supporter of using assessments personally for self-discovery and increasing your understanding about yourself, your default modes, and non-default options for behavior. Here, I share the assessments I use most frequently in my coaching and consulting …
Thinkydoers Ep 03: Replacing "managing up" with a culture of self-management
This episode is part two in this two-part series, where we dive into why and how organizations can replace "managing up" with building a culture of self-management. With norms established around expectations and goal alignment, communication, and candor and truthfulness…
Leading Change
The leader’s role is to operate in the most complicated intersections of their organization’s Venn diagrams. We must project optimism and confidence to internal and external stakeholders. And, we must also recognize and address risks and pain points in ways that may call for curiosity and vulnerability.
These resources help (sometimes frustrated) leaders of change get curious about their organizations’ frictions and build leadership habits designed to walk the talk of transformation.