Leaders often hold onto control when they should be letting go. Being a leader means not getting into the weeds of operational tasks and giving your employees the autonomy to do their work.
Leaders often hold onto control when they should be letting go. Being a leader means not getting into the weeds of operational tasks and giving your employees the autonomy to do their work.
This is Part Five - the final - in a series where I explore how a Lead with Learning approach to team development addresses many of the challenges organizations and leaders face. I’m writing my next book, Lead with Learning, and admittedly, I am using this newsletter...
This is Part Three in a series where I explore how a Lead with Learning approach to team development addresses many of the challenges organizations and leaders face. In this issue, I’m exploring leaders' challenges in hiring and retaining the team members they need to...
This is Part Two in a series where I explore how a Lead with Learning approach to team development addresses many of the challenges organizations and leaders face. I’m writing my next book, Lead with Learning, and admittedly, using this newsletter to write different...
A recent conversation I had with a Senior Manager of Learning and Development for a national organization went something like this: “Our leaders need to be accountable for people development in our organization. It can’t be HR’s responsibility because it’s the leaders...
This is Part One in a series where I explore how a Lead with Learning approach to team development addresses challenges organizations and leaders face. I’m writing my next book, Lead with Learning, and admittedly, using this newsletter to write different chapters....
This was a challenging year for me, with the natural ups and downs of self-employment and some personal challenges. I started the year busy with work and trying to stay on top. My spring was quieter, so I took a course through Sauder School of Business. I realized in...
I want to start this month’s newsletter with a cautionary tale. In creating the Model T in 1908, Henry Ford proclaimed that he wanted to “build a motor car for the great multitude.” He achieved his vision, and by 1921, he was producing 56% of all passenger...
I spent a week in Fiji earlier in October with a group of colleagues whom I've known for two years online. We're in a business leadership community and we gathered for a conference and workshop. As I landed back in Toronto after 21 hours of travelling, my tired brain...