How to Offer Feedback in a Fragile World
Offering hard feedback has never been easy but today it is tougher than ever.
Four Rules That Could Reverse the Anxious Epidemic in Young People
After more than ten years of stability or even improvement, the mental health of teens plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and even suicide increased sharply, more than doubling on most measures.
A Fresh Way to Look at Multiple Generations on Your Team
When I read a great book, I pull out five different colored highlighters to keep track of what I gain from the content. One color is for important ideas, another is for good stories, another is for statistics or data, another for great quotes and another for action steps. That way, when I return to the book later, I can quickly find helpful takeaways.
The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals
Those who rise above the fray cultivate a different mindset in themselves; they stop expecting the world to give them what they want and they earn it.
Seven Leadership Lessons From Shackleton’s Voyage
In March of 2022, an underwater drone was used to discover the ship, Endurance, down on the ocean floor. It had been there a century. The lead expeditioner was Ernest Shackleton, famous for voyaging to the South Pole a century ago on this ship.
Why the Generation Gap is Real and What to Do to Bridge That Gap
The generation gap has widened due to increased exposure through technology, media, mobility, and longer life spans. These factors shape different worldviews and experiences even between people only one generation apart.
Having Peter Pan on Staff Isn’t All Bad
In my recent book, The Future Begins with Z, I talk about leading Generation Z in the workplace. They’re so different than older generations that they often present a challenge to their managers. I just wonder—what if our greatest challenge could become our greatest solution to future challenges?