Monday Moment

In the movie the phrase was an expletive. “Oh yeah, well analyze this!” Billy Crystal was the brilliant psychologist of a mob boss and boy, did he have issues. So do most organizations and certainly most people. But, who wants to think about our issues? It’s much easier to do what we do and race

If you are making excuses for why employees aren’t performing because your focus is on engagement, it’s costing you.  If you still hold them accountable while fostering a healthy interest in their own role and their own performance, this is the ideal solution. But, which do you really think you’re doing? A quick Google search

Leaders roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, unless, of course, they believe they’re beyond that level. And that belief could exist for a number of reasons. But, no matter the reason for believing one no longer needs to go back to the basics or do the things those brand new team members

As leaders, we want independent thinkers and encourage innovation, but also want team members to do just as we say. We want what’s best for our people and their team, but are then stunned at their decisions when things like Brexit happen. Beyond mere musings and correlations to leadership, in light of our nation’s red,

In recent weeks, the team of Contagious Companies has had so much fun working with a multitude of leadership clients. And interestingly, whether providing coaching, training, or online leadership learning, emotional intelligence has been the predominant theme of most conversations. Why, you might ask? Simply stated, emotional intelligence impacts all facets of leadership. It has

Is it enough to have great leadership skills and great leaders in your organization? Is it enough to have strong leaders in a crisis? Is it all you need to teach leadership to those with potential in your workplace?  The answers depend on your goal. Every organization is in need of leaders and future leaders

Leadership is not a glass slipper, but you still have to make sure it fits! It’s a fun keynote topic I deliver,  but also a cautionary tale about the value of leadership fit and how often organizations miss it. One cannot promote people who are not prepared and expect them to excel just because they’ve

If you take on too much, say yes to more than you should, or lead overwhelmed employees whose task lists are more than full, you have a yes mess.  Yet, the intellectual realization that one says yes to too much is much different than knowing how to fix the issue.  The observation of employees who

Leaders with the longest list of accomplishments are familiar with the concept of pressure. Whether they place it on themselves, provide it to others, or exert it in a last ditch effort to meet a deadline they’ve put off for the very sake of creating such pressure, all have their own stories to tell about

New leaders often feel their momentum is stalled because they need permission to take action from their boss. Even leaders with tenure in their management role, can be found to find comfort in holding back until someone says go. What if, no matter the length of time you’ve held a leadership position, no matter your