"High performer" individual contributors don't always make high performing teams. The skills that make people good at their job before coming manager are the same skills that make a great leader. What are the signs and what can you do about it?

Ever been told "you're the smartest in the room" and it not really come as a compliment? Well, we have. Maybe we are too philosophical or maybe we just think differently.

Okay, so we sound lazy now... but really there's some work that just isn't the right work for me. Or maybe isn't the best use of skills or even really valuable. And we all want to be valuable, right? So how do we work on something else without just saying "NO".

Maybe we should chill out on comparing ourselves to others. While it may be useful to benchmark now and then, in the bigger picture that doesn't support a notion of how far we've come.

Can playing games at work help you solve business problems? We think they can.

How can a game unlock competition and cooperation in new an interesting ways to solve business problems? We've got some ideas...

Too often good work goes unnoticed. Don't let the vacuum of information get filled up by negative perceptions.

Sometimes the numbers just don't move people to act. Why is that? Well most people have a hard time relating to things that are even a little abstract; especially when your point contradicts something they may already believe. In this episode we talk about telling a compelling story.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion... right? Sure, but in some situations others may not feel like you have the right. Sometimes people don't build up their credibility first and then others discount their opinions. We've stumbled into both pitfalls. Here's some ideas on how to avoid it.

When facing the challenges of today's competition, do you play the team you have or do you trade out in hopes of getting star players? This week we dig into some of the pros and cons.