Early in my leadership journey, I made a mistake I see so many founders make. I let the team hold me hostage. Not because I didn’t know what was right. Not because I didn’t care about the mission. But because in the moment — I was afraid.
Afraid to say no.
Afraid of pushback.
Afraid of their reaction if I stood firm.
Continue readingIn scaling companies, feedback travels fast. Unfortunately… so does gossip.
One of the biggest mistakes I see leaders make is acting like a human Slack channel — passing along feedback from one person to another without putting them in the same room.
Continue reading“I can’t tell my boss what I really think. I’d probably get fired.” I hear this lament too often from employees with legitimate concerns carrying potential impacts to the organization’s success. Personally, that thought hasn’t crossed my mind. If it needs to be said, I tend to say it (maybe a little too often). This situation made me realize there are ways that employees should act more like consultants and therefore experience the freedom that comes with it.
Crises happen in the workplace frequently. Whether these crises are real or artificial, it seems there are four types of poor leadership that emerges during crisis (or perceived crisis) situations. Each having a negative impact on the team:
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