Are ‘Ghost Rules’ Holding Your Team Back?
Don't allow invisible narratives to limit your team's engagement.
Are ‘Ghost Rules’ Holding Your Team Back?
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The Two Things That Creative People Need From Every Leader
The Two Things That Creative People Need From Every Leader
Why the right mix of Stability and Challenge is essential to brilliant work.
What Does It Take To Produce Brilliant Creative Work?
What Does It Take To Produce Brilliant Creative Work?
What does it take for a team to produce consistently brilliant creative work? Just talent? A fun and vibrant culture? Sheer will? Actually, in "create on demand" organizations the answer is often something else. Something surprising.
5 Myths About Creative People
5 Myths About Creative People
You've probably heard them before. You might even believe them. However, the myths that exist about creative people in the marketplace can affect your ability to engage in and do your work effectively. On today's episode, I share five common myths about creative people, how they limit our ability to bring value to our clients and organization, and what we can do about them.
Podcast: Permission To Screw Up (with Kristen Hadeed)
Podcast: Permission To Screw Up (with Kristen Hadeed)
When you hear the story of the founding of a business, you often get the sanitized version. You only hear the high points. However, it's often in failure that the biggest lessons are learned. Today's guest Kristen Hadeed founded Student Maid several years ago, but the early days weren't always so smooth. She's just published a book called Permission To Screw Up in which she chronicles some of the lessons learned as an entrepreneur and a boss, and on today's show she shares some of the hightlights.
Podcast: The 3% Movement (with Kat Gordon)
Podcast: The 3% Movement (with Kat Gordon)
Diversity in leadership is not only good for culture, it's good for business. On today's show, Kat Gordon, the founder of the 3% Movement, shares insights into how the movement began and how leaders of organizations can build more diversity into their teams to help them better serve their clients.
Podcast: No Ego (with Cy Wakeman)
Podcast: No Ego (with Cy Wakeman)
Leading creative teams is challenging. You not only have to manage very complex work, but also the very complex interpersonal relationships and aspirations of the people on your team. Today's guest Cy Wakeman shares tips for minimizing the drama and producing your best work. Her new book is called No Ego.
Podcast: 3 Ways Leaders Unknowingly Limit Creativity
Podcast: 3 Ways Leaders Unknowingly Limit Creativity
There are many things a good leader does to help their team gain focus, stay motivated, and produce great work. However, there are also some very common mistakes that many leaders make that they don’t even know are killing their team’s ability to engage with their work. This is especially true when doing creative work, because it requires tremendous trust and an ability to take risks that could be costly to correct later.
The better you are at setting good rails for your team, the more they will feel freedom to bring their best ideas and work to the table.
Today I discuss a few ways that leaders unknowingly squelch their team’s creativity, and to do about it.
Podcast: Uncertainty, Systems, and Action (with Seth Godin)
Podcast: Uncertainty, Systems, and Action (with Seth Godin)
It's such a joy to have Seth Godin back on the podcast. In this conversation, Seth shares insights about the nature of doing creative work in the face of uncertainty, and how to succeed with the smallest possible market instead of aiming for big.
He also shared a bit about his altMBA program, an intensive, 4-week online workshop for high-performing individuals who want to level up and lead.
Podcast: The 3 Letter Word That’s Robbing You Of Great Work
Podcast: The 3 Letter Word That’s Robbing You Of Great Work
One three letter word might be killing your creative output. Worse, it's the reason your team doesn't want to collaborate with you, and it's the thing that's preventing you from doing the best work of your life. On today's episode, I share what this three letter word is and some ways you can spot it before it derails you.
Podcast: Why We Resist Creative Change (with Jennifer Mueller)
Podcast: Why We Resist Creative Change (with Jennifer Mueller)
Ever tried to get your manager to go along with a great idea, but faced resistance on every front? You're not alone. In fact, today's guest Jennifer Mueller argues that most of us are actually resistant to creative change, regardless of what we say. However, she also says that there are some things we can do about our bias against creativity, and they can also help us be more effective in leading change within our workplace. In this episode, she shares insights from her new book Creative Change.
Podcast: Leading Creative Teams (with Jeremy Bailey)
Podcast: Leading Creative Teams (with Jeremy Bailey)
Leading a team of creative people, especially in times of change and uncertainty, means constantly striking a balance between strategy and creativity. In today's episode, Freshbooks' Creative Director Jeremy Bailey shares insights about how he helps his team stay connected to client needs, how he helps them share their specialized skills throughout the organization, and how the team stays aligned during times of transition.
Podcast: Becoming A Prestige Brand (With JP Kuehlwein)
Podcast: Becoming A Prestige Brand (With JP Kuehlwein)
How do the world's greatest brands set themselves apart from the competition, and elicit irrational love from their customers? That's the question that today's guest JP Kuehlwein has been studying for years as he's worked with numerous prestige brands, co-authored Rethinking Prestige Branding, and interviewed great brand leaders via his podcast Ueberbrands. In this episode, he helps all of us consider how we can position our work and stand apart in our competitive space.
Podcast: 3 Leadership Skills You Need To Develop Now
Podcast: 3 Leadership Skills You Need To Develop Now
Whether you lead a team or you aspire to, there are certain skills that you need to learn in order to succeed. However, some of those skills are not so intuitive. Today, I share three specific, though not-so-intuitive skills that everyone should develop whether they lead a team or simply have to collaborate with others.
Podcast: How To Be Simply Brilliant (with Bill Taylor)
Podcast: How To Be Simply Brilliant (with Bill Taylor)
What is it that separates unique, brilliant businesses from their competitors? Today's guest Bill Taylor is the co-fouder of Fast Company magazine, and the author of a brand new book called Simply Brilliant. He tells us how to stop striving to be the best, and to start striving to be the only in our industry.
A Rocket Scientist’s Advice On How To Do Impossible Things
A Rocket Scientist’s Advice On How To Do Impossible Things
Have you ever been at a cocktail party, had someone ask you what you do for a living, and wished you could come up with something impressive-sounding to wow them? Adam Stelztner probably never experiences that. He's an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who has worked on flight missions including Galileo, Cassini, and Mars Pathfinder, and the Mars Exploration Rover project. He has a lot to say about innovation and leadership.
Podcast: David Burkus on Under New Management
Podcast: David Burkus on Under New Management
David Burkus is a professor of management at Oral Roberts University, and he’s just published a new book called Under New Management which highlights how some leaders are doing radical things in the pursuit of a more effective workplace, and how you can follow their lead.
Podcast: Michael Bungay Stanier on The Coaching Habit
Podcast: Michael Bungay Stanier on The Coaching Habit
If you collaborate with others, you need to understand how to interact with, lead, and get the best work out of them. Today's guest, Michael Bungay Stanier, has just released a book about how to develop a "coaching habit", and he will help us understand why coaching is important and how to do it well.
Podcast: Adam Steltzner on The Right Kind Of Crazy
Podcast: Adam Steltzner on The Right Kind Of Crazy
Adam Steltzner has a more interesting job than you. And me. And probably most of the people listening to this show. He's an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he helps design things and land them on Mars. In today's episode, he shares some of what he's learned about doing hard things, and some insights from his new book The Right Kind Of Crazy.
Podcast: Brad Lomenick on H3 Leadership
Podcast: Brad Lomenick on H3 Leadership
What separates respected leaders from the pack? Why do some people inspire others to follow while others can't seem to gain the trust and respect of their team? Today's guest, Brad Lomenick, shares insights into how great leaders get it done in his new book H3 Leadership, and he's here to help us lead better in life and work.
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