If your company is like most companies, there are likely recurring problems that you’re tired of dealing with. Morale might be inconsistent. Performance could be better. People seem stressed and anxious. In all-hands, employees aren’t...

Every company has a culture. And no, we’re not talking about beanbag chairs and kombucha on tap. We’re talking about what you DO to get great work done. Not your plans and OKRs. How you...

For years, Silicon Valley CEOs and investors have held the simplistic belief that CEOs have two modes: wartime and peacetime. Wartime CEOs take no prisoners and believe sacrifice and loss are central to victory. Peacetime...

Articles everywhere this month will tell you to express gratitude to your teams, build gratitude into your culture, and give thanks for all you have as leaders and organizations. And that’s all well and good—leaders...

Silicon Valley has been a hotbed of leadership myths since its earliest days. The dot-com boom brought about the rise of the biggest companies of the modern era, and because of their success, the leadership...

While having acrimonious, mismanaged conflict is culturally detrimental and costly for organizations, having healthy conflict among colleagues is actually a sign of organizational health. And it’s something leaders and teams need to embrace and pursue...

Believe it or not, as a leader, taking a vacation is part of your job. It’s actually part of everyone’s job, and it’s critical that leaders model that. While we all know that vacation is...

“I’ve got all these people complaining about there being too much change at work.” Edward’s client sat wringing his hands. “I don’t see things slowing down anytime soon, so how can I help my team...

It’s Monday morning, and Shannon strides into her company’s office in the Nomad neighborhood of New York City. En route to her desk, she pauses in front of a whiteboard listing out another team’s goals...