There’s an old “I Love Lucy” episode in which Ricky walks in to find Lucy crawling around on the living room floor. He asks ...
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Why now is an odd—but perfect—time to hire great talent
“Given restraints, we come up with incredible solutions,” said Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, in response to why the platform only allowed 240 characters ...
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Make sure to be ‘brilliant at the basics’
My uncle was a linebacker for the Packers when I was a kid, so we’ve been big fans as long as I can remember. ...
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Kindness acknowledges that you truly see another person
For hundreds of years, African Bushmen have greeted each other with this refrain. When one of them becomes aware of another coming through the brush, he/she exclaims, “I see you!” and the one approaching triumphs, “I am here!” This simple greeting holds the profound antidote to so much of our life’s suffering—to be seen and ...
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It’s not what happened. It’s what happens next.
I consulted recently with a group of leaders weighed down by events of the past 18 months—a failed product launch, lost funding, and the ...
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Maximize talent by making it a budget priority
It’s budget season. What are you buying in 2020? The vast majority of you are planning those investments now. The tools we buy will ...
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Culture is more than a buzzword in today’s marketplace
“Culture” is having a moment. As the Indianapolis Colts prepare for their season, General Manager Chris Ballard and his team are all-in with their “winning culture,” a buzzword almost every coach drops into a press conference, even with recent team developments. Off the field, workplaces are increasingly concerned about the talent gap, and the culture ...
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Trust Calls for Competence and Connection
Less is more Less is more. We hear this phrase a lot—when writing emails, disciplining our kids or preparing a presentation. When it comes ...
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7 Questions to Ask During Hiring, Retention Challenges
Data alone won’t solve hiring, retention challenges Earlier this year, I sat with a group of frustrated managers faced with hiring and retention challenges. Their firm had started using people data to predict job fit scientifically. At first, the firm’s leaders had created job profiles (every job has a personality, just like people do) that ...
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Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
In the sixth century BC, Lao-tzu, the Chinese sage, said he had just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, and compassion—citing these three as our greatest treasures. In our lives (one-third of which we spend at work), we’re continually learning these things. Last week, a client asked me, “How do I get my teams to ...
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