Are you feeling the squeeze? With so many companies bracing for a recession, leaders find themselves under pressure to stop investing in organizational improvements. But we all know that acting rashly causes problems. Morale goes down, and when the economy improves, you've got to start...
Nobody trusts a silent leader, and yet, during troubled times, so many executives roll up their sleeves and get to work, alone and with each other, to address the challenges of the business. They feel like they are spending a huge amount of time communicating...
It's been a whopper of an economic ride lately. Your net worth is down. You're more worried about your job security than you were a month ago. You may even be afraid your bank will fold and you'll lose your money. Several years ago, I facilitated...
If you’re not worried, maybe you should be. In a down economy, the core and bottom performers hunker down, fearful of leaving familiar territory, but your top 20% are still getting calls from recruiters and lucrative offers from competitors or even from other recession-resistant industries...
This week, I'm rerunning an article that was extremely popular, long before many of you subscribed to Traveling Light. The message in this article is so important in this era of cynicism that everyone needs to see it, and for those who've seen it once,...
Since it's the last two weeks of August and everyone's out of the office, I thought those of us who are working could have some fun with language. Gain an edge over your slacking, vacationing colleagues with the proper use of these commonly butchered terms: When referring...
Have you ever tried to lead a major organizational change that failed? I did years ago, and it hurt! I still remember the sting and the embarrassment of having to retract all of my bold statements and retreat from my position. That's why, ever since, I've...