Everyone Deserves a Great Manager

Everyone Deserves a Great Manager

When I spoke with Scott Miller, Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer at Franklin Covey, I must admit that I was more than a little excited to get a chance to speak with him about his rather unconventional leadership book. Everyone Deserves a Great...
Mentoring Redefined

Mentoring Redefined

I got a chance to talk with Reshama Shaikh, who is not only one of our podcast listeners but also an independent data scientist and statistician. One of her areas of expertise, mentorship, intrigued me, and after reading her article, Rethinking Mentoring in Data...
Reinventing Feedback

Reinventing Feedback

We know feedback is important. But that doesn’t mean we like it. Consultants M. Tamra Chandler and Laura Dowling Grealish wanted to understand why feedback is so often treated like a four-letter word in the workplace, so they cowrote Feedback (and Other Dirty Words):...
How to Inspire Success and Meaning at Work

How to Inspire Success and Meaning at Work

 “The truth is that organizations are run by people, and people run on emotions. Our feelings supply the energy to fuel our pursuit of profit and purpose. They are formidable and universal. They can’t be ignored, yet, to our great detriment, we have long...
Redefining Feedback

Redefining Feedback

We are not built the same when it comes to receiving feedback in the workplace. What might seem as open and direct to one person can seem completely harsh and really sharp to another. Feedback can sometimes break or make someone. How you deliver it matters greatly....