by Scott Anderson | Mar 23, 2017 | Coaching, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
This is the second post on “What Not To Do And How Not To Do It” about six of the biggest leadership mistakes and how to stop making them. Today we’re going to talk about Excuses—why the excuse-making habit is so destructive and what can be done to overcome this....
by Scott Anderson | Nov 18, 2015 | Leadership, Personal Enrichment, Playing Big
In my ongoing series of blogs about the importance of having trust as a cornerstone of your organization, I’ve talked about how to encourage workers to trust each other, how to encourage them to trust you, and how to build trust with workers who are not physically...
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...
by Scott Anderson | Nov 9, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big, Workplace Issues
In 2008, Scientific American published a study by Paul J. Zak on The Neurobiology of Trust. Using an experimental task called “the trust game,” researchers found that “oxytocin, a hormone and neurochemical, enhances an individual’s propensity to trust a stranger when...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 21, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big, Workplace Issues
As the organizational dynamics of the American business continue to shift, one of the major points to be aware of for leaders is the fact that over time, the balance of power has shifted from lying almost entirely with the employer to a place where employees now wield...