Many of us believe in collaborative principles, and some of us believe we operate according to those principles. But if we really stop and think: what does it mean to be collaborative, what arises? It’s a nebulous term that surfaces frequently but with little substance. Here are seven ways for you to add [...]
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Giving feedback is an uncomfortable experience for many professionals, yet a culture in which feedback is regularly passed is essential for a high-performing team. Here are some tips for creating a culture of feedback among your team. Create a Feedback Agreement A client recently asked me a great question. He said “I’m bringing on a new employee, and I really want to build ownership in this person as soon as possible, but there’s also a lot of training I need to give them. What is the balance between giving my employee a lot of autonomy right [...] Mike Williams survived the blowout on The Deepwater Horizon and he shared his story on 60 Minutes in May. What I found fascinating, in addition to how he survived, was his description of a catalyzing moment in the board room, just one of the many leadership mistakes that led to the disaster. [...] In elementary school, we didn’t receive letter grades, we just received “S” for “satisfactory or “N” for “needs improvement”. I was one of those teachers-pet-tries-to-be-perfect kids and so always got all Ss. Until one time in fifth grade we had a team project and I got an N in the category of “Works Well with Others”. [...] This article was written by Rachel Conerly of Collaborative Leaders, Inc. Many have tried to democratize their workplace by becoming “flatter” and working in teams. Yet power and authority remain the currency. Accumulate enough power and authority in a hierarchical system, and you’ll get something accomplished and “win.” But hierarchy concentrates power and authority in a few people [...] Everything I read about leadership, especially in and around Silicon Valley, talks about “managing up” and climbing the corporate ladder. You would think that since Silicon Valley is on the cutting edge of everything else, it would be getting this right. When Gen Y walks up to the bottom of that ladder, do we [...] |
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