Insights
Feel Like an Imposter? A Crisis Ain’t Got Time for That
I am not an epidemiologist. I may have read up on the 1918 influenza pandemic, but that doesn’t make me a reliable source of information on COVID-19. In fact, I have no medical training whatsoever....
5 Tips for Becoming a Better Leader in Your 20(20)s
Just like the awkward teenage years, our collective teens (aka 2010-2019) were full of nonstop change. Ten years ago, we didn’t order Ubers or stay in Airbnbs. We didn’t take selfies and post them...
1001 Curious Nights, Part 2: Recruiting
A few weeks ago, I shared that I’ve been reading everything I can about curiosity to catch up with my colleagues at Leadership & Co. Academia is convinced: cultivating curiosity in your...
Call Me the Scheherazade of Curiosity, Part 1: Sales
I’ve been reading a lot of articles on curiosity lately in a bid to catch up with my colleagues at Leadership & Co. The scholarly work is persuasive – cultivating curiosity in your workforce...
3 Bad Habits New Managers Should Avoid
I’ve been taking motorcycle riding lessons for the past several months. It’s been hard and humbling. I am not athletic or especially coordinated, and on a motorcycle, each of your extremities...
Dr. Eve Meceda on How Growth Mindset and Curiosity Drive High Performance
What happens when a bunch of business experts, researchers, educators, and a psychologist walk into a room? Exactly what you’d expect: they nerd out on research. Such was the scene at the...
It’s Time for IT to Go Pro
With the explosion of information, the shift to digital business, and the prevalence of disruptive technologies, IT now permeates every aspect of the business. IT is expected to deliver more value,...
Transformed HR: Catch the Wave or Get Swamped by it
A Changing Landscape I recently re-read David Ulrich's article that served as a comprehensive refresher to his work around the competencies for HR and felt so awed by the incredible change that’s...
The Future of Finance Is Primed for Performance
Do you envision the typical senior finance leader as a bespectacled bureaucrat with their head down, mired in regulations and financial reports? If so, you may have missed a significant and...
We are Fascinated and Frightened by Curiosity. Why?
On a recent flight, the passenger next to me struck up a conversation—less common these days as people are quick to pop-in headphones and tune everyone else out. He turned out to be an interesting...
Torn Between Innovation and Optimization? You’re Not Alone.
Early in my business career I had a boss whose favorite phrase was “Stay in your lane.” We worked on a chaotic project with lots of blurred lines of responsibility, but it was still ingrained in me...
Building Leaders Who Thrive in an Era of Disruption
What if I said your 2019 leader development plans ignore the greatest predictor of leader effectiveness? Would you be curious to hear more? If you’re curious, that’s a good sign. Because it turns...