Posts Tagged ‘Performance’
5 Keys to Giving Feedback When People are Doing Good Work
When you are left in the dark, you make erroneous assumptions, second guess yourself, and hold back on your best efforts. Have you ever left your people in the dark when they were doing solid work? Here are five ways to shine a bit of light on great work. Be consistent. Don’t let your feedback ebb…
Read MoreHow to Build a Team of Problem Solvers
If you want your people to solve problems, then you need to straighten up your ACT: Authority, Clarity, and Transparency. Authority Many individuals and teams fail to make decisions or take action because they don’t feel they have the authority to act. Suppose you want to create a culture where decision-making and owning problems happen.…
Read MoreEpisode 147: Discover Success in Life and Leadership with Columbia Business School Professor Hitendra Wadhwa
Hitendra Wadhwa joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to discuss success in life and leadership. Hitendra is a Professor at Columbia Business School and the Founder of the Mentora Institute. His simple yet profound insight that success in life and leadership originates from within has led to the training and transformation of thousands of executives…
Read MoreEpisode 146: Act on the Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh Sound with the World’s Bestselling Author James Patterson
The world’s bestselling author, James Patterson, talks to Patrick about the importance of trusting your gut, peeking through doors, and taking action when you hear that Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh sound. Gain insights into how a boy from small-town New York becomes the world’s most successful writer. Listen to this podcast and then pick up a…
Read MoreName it, Capture it, & Shred it
Every once in a while on the Leadership Lab podcast, I sit down and talk to a professional athlete. I’ve spoken to people like Dansby Swanson, the shortstop of the Atlanta Braves, or former NFL player Desmond Clark. When I learn about their approach to shaking off mistakes and getting back in the game, the…
Read MoreEpisode 143: Tackle Tough Issues and Make a Difference with CEO and Author Y-Vonne Hutchinson
Y-Vonne Hutchinson is the CEO & Founder of Ready Set and the author of How to Talk to Your Boss About Race: Speaking Up Without Getting Shut Down. Y-Vonne believes in tackling big problems and that doing so requires big toolkits. Her company focuses on diversity and inclusion training to help companies to speak up…
Read More5 C’s of Consistency Tool
Sometimes, especially as leaders, we get frustrated and ask ourselves: Why wasn’t I more consistent in having one-on-one conversations with my people this week? Why didn’t I put more energy into checking on certain things this quarter? Why did I allow other issues and demands to distract me? I have two things to share with…
Read MoreEpisode 142: Launch Your Entrepreneurial Efforts with Ready Dress Go Co-Founders Jessica Kaplan and Zoe Antell
Jessica Kaplan and Zoe Antell, are passionate about the fashion industry and female empowerment. As Vanderbilt University students, they launched ready dress go to address an unmet need in the market. “We discovered there is a significant gap in the retail market for college-aged women in need of business attire that is appropriate for networking,…
Read MoreFan the Flames Tool
Leadership isn’t merely organizing resources or delegating tasks. At its core, leadership is seeing the potential of every team member and communicating, encouraging, and supporting them to unleash that potential to achieve what they hadn’t thought possible. In short, great leaders fan the flames of success. If you want to see your people succeed in…
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