There’s been a trend lately toward business leaders beginning to promote and recruit more flexible leaders to serve in their organizations and be placed decisively in the succession plan. These flexible leaders have broader strategic and influence skills that apply across...
You may be wondering if Traveling Light is suddenly becoming a fashion magazine, but in fact SCARF is an acronym I learned from Dov Pollack, Senior Learning Consultant at Hills Physicians Medical Group. It’s based primarily on brain research summarized in a paper by David...
Resolutions are great, but only if we act on them. By this stage in your career, resolutions are at least 50% head game, if not 80% or more. Let’s borrow our tools, then, from the ultimate head game: The Olympics. Think about it. At this...
In looking back at the early issues of Traveling Light, the biggest change I see is that I’ve shifted to writing many more articles that share very little strategy and instead deliver those down-in-the-weeds, here’s-the-technique, start-with-this-script, say-this-not-that tools and advice. Why? You tell me you...
If you’ve worked closely with me, you have probably noticed that I see what’s going on inside of people, often before they see it themselves. I pick up the zeitgeist of the moment, and the next wave coming. Whether it’s nature or nurture that gave...
The tough economy has employees stressed in nearly every organization of every size, in every industry -- particularly those who have seen their coworkers laid off. The sickening fear that pervades an organization, ironically, interferes with productivity at the very time when you need the most...
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...
What does authentic leadership mean to you? For many of the leaders I know, August is the month in which they take their only vacation of a week’s duration or more, making it the perfect time to reflect on the deeper meaning of the word....
If you’re in IT management, check out Kirk’s daily tweets for making better use of your enterprise and personal technology. Kirk is the IT director for a global consulting firm, so his tips cover every part of the enterprise technology pie. His tips are also...
“Charlie’s become a problem. We thought he’d be great in this role, but he’s blowing it big time. He was great in his previous role, but now he’s missing deadlines, he’s losing key team members, and he’s become completely disorganized in running his organization. So...