by Scott Anderson | Dec 16, 2015 | Leadership, Playing Big, Workplace Culture
Inevitably, being thrust into a leadership position for the first time is hard. There will be moments when you feel inadequate and in over your head. Understanding that “everything” is not part of your job description should help you get to a place where you can...
by Scott Anderson | Dec 11, 2015 | Leadership, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
I recently tweeted Thomas Edison’s famous adage that genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. But there’s an intriguing bit of new research I’ve just come across that flips this notion on its head. It’s in reference to creating a culture that truly engages...
by Scott Anderson | Dec 9, 2015 | Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
Jacob Morgan, one of the foremost thinkers on the future of work, has been releasing a series of posts on work environments and what properties makes a workplace particularly productive or not productive. He rightly observes that while there are overarching trends...
by Scott Anderson | Nov 20, 2015 | Personal Enrichment, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
One complaint I hear way too often from emerging leaders I coach is being micromanaged to such a degree that “they should just fire me if they don’t trust me!” And in a bizarre way, they have a point. If a manager can’t trust people on their team, they should fire...
by Scott Anderson | Nov 13, 2015 | Leadership, Playing Big, Workplace Culture
Today, trust is arguably the most important thing an employer can give an employee, and vice versa. Without it, uncertainty and doubt are allowed to run rampant in the workplace and hamper productivity in all sorts of ways. With it, your team feels like a team and...
by Scott Anderson | Nov 11, 2015 | Playing Big, Workplace Culture
I’ve been thinking a lot about trust lately and how crucial it is for us as individuals as well as leaders. In order to get the most out of our relationships, both personal and professional, we need to trust those around us as well as be perceived as trustworthy...
