This week, team owners in the NFL met and decided to introduce a new rule to force players to stand during the national anthem played before games, or face a series of fines. Ostensibly, this decision was a response to players kneeling during the anthem last season, a movement against police brutality of African Americans […]
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Leadership tips that lead to leadership failure
Yikes. I just heard from one of my colleagues (outside of academia) who was thrust into leadership after a number of higher-ups in her division quit. She has risen to the occasion admirably, immersing herself in books, and trainings, trying to figure out her leadership style, motivational techniques, team building, and all the secrets to […]
How leaders get buy-in without carrots or sticks
I just read another bad leadership article. It was in a popular magazine, and it was touting one of the biggest misconceptions you will ever see in the leadership training world — that boosting employee productivity is a matter of creating the right incentives and sanctions. Don’t get me wrong. There was a BIT of […]
