“…leaders create a bubble around themselves. In their bubble, everything is cool with them and theirs. Even though some of their direct reports may mention flawed concepts, different approaches or ideas, they may begin to feel that they are the ones with all the gold-plated ideas since they have the title.”
via Leaders Get More Out of People When They Don’t Wear the Crown.
I have been watching a friend struggle recently as she tries to manage a team of people who were not engaged. Read… ‘they really didn’t care’. The result is demoralizing
Being a project sponsor is not easy. The role is often misunderstood, misrepresented, and misused – leading to a host of problems between the Project Manager (PM) and the Project
Well, actually it was time to find your coach a long time ago. But that’s alright. There’s still time. They figured out many moons ago that professional athletes needed coaches.
‘The secret to life’ suggested my father, is to ask questions. Be inquisitive, he said, with everyone you meet and everything you see. Asking questions comes naturally to me –