How to Deal with a Chaotic Leader Chaos can be a good thing. Disrupting the status quo often leads to growth, change, creativity, and new opportunities. For this reason, some leaders purposefully disturb their work environments. But with chaos, a little goes a...
3 Components of Chaotic Leadership Capable leaders guide teams through chaos. Incompetent leaders create it. In times of change and crisis, strong leaders provide stability by cultivating the three elements of trust: credibility, authenticity, and empathy. With...
5 Ways to Have Deeper Conversations In September, my friend Shell called and said, “I had some tests run recently and I wanted to share the results with you. It’s cancer. I’m calling you because I believe you are one of the few people in my life who actually...
How to Fix Passive-Aggressive Communication Direct, affirmative communication promotes peace and power. Passive-aggressive communication kills both. When you want something from someone, expect resistance, and then try to circumvent it by going covert with your...
How to Think on Your Feet You’ve got eight seconds. Something unexpected pops up: a last-minute client request, a surprising question from your audience, a technical glitch with your presentation files… According to author Robin Rose, you have eight seconds...
