Lessons in Leadership

Fear surrounds the idea of performance feedback: leaders are scared about how the receiver will react and employees are afraid of what their bosses will say about them and what impact this will have on their job. Two of our innate fears—rejection and the unknown—...

Do you want to make sure that your new employees are dazed and confused from day one? Do you know the secret to keeping them from ever reaching the heights of mediocrity, let alone actual success? Do you like having a high rate of turnover on your staff, making every...

Wellness programs, which support healthy behaviors of employees, may not be the top priority for leaders, but when you consider that well-run wellness programs can help companies save money, it’s clear that more attention needs to be paid to them. There are a number...

Conflict happens and can be healthy. And as a leader, you need to manage conflict proactively. On the flip side, not all conflict is good conflict, though. One effective way to avoid time-wasting arguments and tension at the workplace is to administer personality...

Measuring employee engagement—something most companies don’t do and many companies get wrong—can help leaders determine what actions they need to take to improve their engagement levels. Engagement is about emotions and emotions impact our behavior, so they are an...