Your Great Human Leader roadmap

Last week I told you about the three kinds of leaders—The “It’s All Good” Leader (aka non-intentional), The “Perfect” Leader (aka a bit robotic), and The Great Human Leader (aka the right amount of messy!). Today I want to tell you how to become a great human leader. But first let’s review what a great […]

The 3 kinds of leaders

Last week I wrote about how to bring your messy to work. Looks like the idea hit home! Here are some of the responses I received:  So, how do we become a Great Human Leader who leads with the “right” amount of messy? Having interviewed hundreds of leaders—before, during, and after the pandemic—three kinds of […]

Bring your mess to work

Five years ago this month, life as we knew it changed forever. Knowledge workers went home almost overnight. We scoured the aisles of stores for surgical masks. We started scrubbing our vegetables. If you’ve been following me since then, you may recall that my mom passed away in April of 2020. So one of my […]

Is purpose overrated?

We hear it all the time—Gen Z wants purpose and meaning at work. A recent study found that 82% of Gen Z says purpose at work is important. But here’s the truth: it’s not just Gen Z. Everyone wants to feel that their work matters—Gen Z is just louder about it. So if purpose is […]

Can A.I. Replace the Art of Being Human?

Hank Azaria spent nearly four decades creating over 100 distinct voices for The Simpsons. But with all of the advances in A.I., he wonders: can technology really replicate his art? His answer? “I’d like to think that no matter how much an A.I. version of Moe or Snake or Chief Wiggum will sound like my voice, […]

THE GREAT HUMAN LEADER COHORT IS LIVE!

Great news! Enrollment for the Great Human Leader spring cohort is now open! Here’s a quick reminder about his cohort: If you’re a manager who is feeling overwhelmed by your workload, stressed-out by all this new tech, worried about your team’s engagement, or still trying to figure out how to lead in a hybrid world, […]

People won’t stay and that’s okay

A leader named Chris recently shared with me that he hired a great 24 year old named Damian into a coordinator position, and he was “crushing it.” Chris went on to say that unfortunately, Damian had told him that it was a job he would probably only stay at for a year or two as […]

Retention Reframe

January 10th was National Quitter’s Day—the second Friday of the new year, which is the day when most people forget about their new year’s resolutions and start quitting. This is also the time when people quit their jobs, after getting their bonuses, of course. And then managers begin contemplating (read: ruminating on)…what else could I […]

we’re not helpless

I haven’t been able to think about much other than the fires in Los Angeles. Like many of you, I have very close friends who have lost everything. They have a long road ahead figuring out insurance, whether or not to re-build, what kind of “school pods” to send their kids to. As tragic as […]

three lessons from a great human-ish leader

Over the holiday, I had the privilege of traveling to Tanzania and Rwanda with my family. While I loved the safari and seeing all of the animals, without a doubt the highlight was trekking through the forest and hanging out with a family of gorillas. And especially our visit with a family of gorillas called […]