Sunday, March 25th, 2018
Leaders normally think they know what constitutes a good leader. In particular, they normally think they possess the relevant competencies themselves. But how to interview in order to find the right leaders to have on your team? Try reading How to Interview For Winning Leadership Competencies by Karin Hurt and David Dye. And maybe consider: how would I
Monday, March 26th, 2018
If you are a leader, sometimes even promoted from being a peer of the people who are now individual contributors on your team, it is often balance the roles of being a leader and a friend. But do not despair: Sabina Nawaz has written about How to Be Friends with Someone Who Works for You.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
Last time I had a text by Amy Gallo, it was a text about why we should be disagreeing more at work. But there are some disagreements that we will never become comfortable with, nor should we: those that relate to difficult conversations. Difficult conversations can actually become quite emotional. And this is where Amy Gallo comes in again - this time with How to Control Your Emotions During a Difficult Conversation.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018
Rebecca Elvy very often returns to this this blog - this time, I have found Five Fun Things: The Best Bits of Leadership. This text is very appealing, because it shows a not-often seen facet of leadership - that it can actully be quite fun in a number of good ways. An excellent read.
Thursday, March 29th, 2018
I consider myself an ambivert - one of these contradictory outgoing introverts. So I am always on the lookout for tips for exactly this kind of people. Such texts are rare, but there are occasional gems. For instance, Jessica Stillman's
Outgoing Introvert? 3 Research-backed Tricks to Be Your Best Self
Friday, March 30th, 2018
Much has been written about success in business and the impact, organizational culture has on the probability of success. In The Essential Ingredient for Success in Business, Steve Keating presents one of the good texts on the subject - with a heavy, and needed, focus on the top leader.
Saturday, March 31st, 2018
When we interact on social media, there's a risk that it all turns into a number's game. We're in it for more followers, more likes, more retweets. But when it turns into a number's game, we forget that at the bottom of it all, it is a question of interpersonal relations. Bojosi Gamontle's text How to relate with other people at a deeper and meaningful level is a powerful reminder that it is about people, not numbers - from which follows: it is all about quality of relations, not quantity.
Again, I hope the above has been able to inspire you in your reading, and I hope you stay tuned for seven new things next week.
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