David Dye's Blog, page 105
July 26, 2018
5 Ways to Gain More Influence and Impact
Jessica approached me after my keynote last week. “My boss is about to make a REALLY big mistake and I don’t think I have the influence to stop it. What can I do?” She continued: My boss says we need to eliminate […]
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July 24, 2018
What No One Tells You About Leadership
Welcome to the Hope Business If I could give a one-page orientation manual to every person who takes a management or leadership position, at the top of the page it would say: You may have taken this job for the money (it’s […]
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July 19, 2018
The Art of the Tough Conversation: A Frontline Festival
Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival on the art of the tough conversation. We asked thought leaders from around the world to share their very best post on this topic. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic […]
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July 17, 2018
Courage: 5 Ways to Show Up Stronger (Even When You’re Scared)
Have you ever wanted to take a stand, but kept quiet? Have you had a moment of bravery you found hard to explain? Where does courage come from? A Courageous Guest Post from Selvia of Glowstone Peak Karin and David asked me to share […]
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July 10, 2018
The Power of Observation: 6 Ways to Show Up Helpful
I just got off the phone with a frustrated CEO, who was fired up after a half day of observation in one of his call centers. “Karin, Why don’t these managers GET IT? I just left a visit to one of our […]
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July 5, 2018
Why Bother Speaking Up? It Won’t Help (and other Destructive Thinking)
Have you ever heard yourself saying those words? “Why bother speaking up, it won’t do any good?” Or “I’ve tried speaking up in the past, and no one cared.” Or “Speaking up isn’t valued around here, I’ll just keep my head down […]
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July 3, 2018
How to Avoid the Most Seductive Leadership Mistake
This leadership mistake is seductive–we know because we’ve been there. It feels good. It feels logical. And it’s the fastest way to stunt your growth as a leader. Have you ever sat in a leadership meeting or training and thought, “Oh, it’s so […]
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June 28, 2018
Forced Ratings – Awful Problems and What Leaders Do Instead
Forced Ratings Cause More Problems Than They Fix Recently we were working with senior leaders in a global company who faced a challenging morale problem. They hired talented capable people who were producing good work – but their talent was leaving. Leaders […]
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June 26, 2018
5 Ways to Think Like an Entrepreneur: Even if You Work for the Big Guys
“Entrepreneurship is a chance to trade a solution to someone who has a problem that needs solving. Solve more problems, solve bigger problems, solve problems more widely, and you’re an entrepreneur. It’s tempting to industrialize this work, to make it something with […]
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June 25, 2018
Remote Leaders: How to Use the Right Tool at the Right Time
Why Richness and Scope Matter to Long-Distance Leaders With the ever-increasing role of remote workers, we’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Wayne Turmel, co-author of The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership. Technology is critical to leading a long-distance […]
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