Vibrant Cultures

Follow this three-step protocol for managing professional criticism.

The Source Filter: Engineering Credibility in an Age of High-Volume Criticism To reclaim your strategic focus, follow this three-step protocol for managing professional criticism.

Motivation Monday! If you're focusing on how feedback makes you feel and not its accuracy, you're robbing yourself of the opportunity to get better. Exceptional results happen when people are willing to give direct feedback and to hear it.

There may be a reason why the quippy phrase “that’s not in my job description” has endured for decades.

A major workplace stressor? Role ambiguity. The issue outpaced role conflict and role overload, an analysis of 60 years of data revealed.

Why access in the new leadership currency.

Access Granted, Not Denied: The New Leadership Challenge The future of work is not about accommodation; it’s about access. Shelley Zalis explores why leadership must evolve to reflect how people live today.

How to Increase Vocal Power for Public Speaking

How to Make Your Voice Energetic and Authoritative Your voice is a key business tool for influencing stakeholders. Here's how to develop a voice that's healthy, friendly, energetic, and authoritative. 

Feedback culture, done well, keeps hard conversations small because they happen early and often.

The hidden costs of withholding feedback The leaders who give feedback regularly never have to have the "hard conversation." Here's what they do differently.

Use these 5 questions to build effective teams.

How Great Leaders Use Questions to Improve Team Performance - Bob Tiede Introduction: When Answers Aren’t Enough The meeting had all the usual markers of a successful project review. The leadership team shared updates, confirmed timelines, and walked through deliverables. Everyone nodded along, and no one raised concerns. But a week later, a critical risk derailed the...

7 behaviors that make or break trust with your team.

Hidden behaviors that shape how colleagues and managers see you - SmartBrief Your behavior as a leader affects how trustworthy your team believes you are, writes Anne-Maartje Oud, who offers 7 things to be aware of.

No deal is better than a bad deal

The personality trait that can cost you in negotiations How learning to say no and walk away from the negotiation table leads to better deals, stronger boundaries, and more meaningful choices.