Turn Leadership Around

You Can’t Force Motivation. But You Can Design for It.
Why Leaders Shouldn't Try to 'Motivate' People Leaders don’t inject motivation into teams. Instead, they create the conditions for intrinsic motivation to thrive, through clarity, trust, and ownership. Intent-Based Leadership empowers people to take initiative and feel truly engaged in their work.
Instructions Create Dependence. Information Builds Leaders.

Pass information not instructions. Often, bosses tell people what to do . . . go/stop/etc. Instead, leaders give people the information they need to make the decisions. 

Giving Control Rests on the Pillars of Competence and Clarity

Giving control rests on the pillars of competence and clarity.

Imagine a captain handing over the wheel of a ship to a crew member. Would the captain do this if the crew member didn’t know how to steer? Of course not! Competence is about making sure people have the skills, knowledge, and confidence t...

Practice of the Week 040

Practice of the Week 040: Imagine your team members are your boss for a day, how does it change what you say and how they respond? 

Intent or Illusion? The Leadership Language Trap

"Let's do this." An order implying co-participation often meaning "you do this." Used by bosses who don't own up to the fact that they are giving an order. If you do give an order, own it.