Today I’m sharing the 4 Pillars of an Authentic Leader. These are the 4 basic pillars necessary to lead high-performing technology teams. I talk a lot about frustrated leaders. I know frustrated leaders because I was the poster child for
Why Training Programs Fail
Today’s episode is about, the top mistakes technology leaders make with training programs, and what to do instead. This is a real topic that I work through with the leaders I work with. There are performance issues on the team
3 Signs a Team Member May Be In The Wrong Role
Today we are talking about the 3 Signs a Team Member May Be In The Wrong Role.It’s an episode about, simple actions you can take to address poor performance on your team. I know that you are a frustrated leader
Why I Call You An Authentic Leader
You may wonder why I call you an Authentic Leader. Well, today I’m going to explain why I call you an Authentic Leader. I know that you are a frustrated leader if you are doing one of these three things:
Why the Bell-Curve is a Bad Idea
Studies show that keeping your team engaged is key to their success, which of course is key to your success. The Association for Talent Development reported that team members who report their progress to someone else increases their chances of
Don’t Fire Your Low Performer
Reports say that 80% (or more) of your time as a leader can be taken up dealing with a low-performing team member. It can be frustrating and in fact, I’ve been called many times by leaders who have had enough
Surefire Delegation Steps That Work Every Time
In a report from Harvard Business School, it was found that only 28% of managers got any kind of training in delegation. I never received training on delegation! Did you get training on how to delegate? This is not only
Why Feedback Isn’t Working
Today, we are talking about Why Feedback Isn’t Working. This is one of the 7 Disciplines of Authentic Leaders framework that I informally created for myself in my corporate days, but is what I share with Leaders of Technology Teams.
Creating a Culture of Empowered Communication
This is one of the 7 Disciplines of Authentic Leaders framework that I informally created for myself in my corporate days, but I now share with Leaders of Technology Teams. I was surprised by how much I struggled to communicate
Making Your Team Decision Defendable
Technology leaders can easily become the bottleneck when making decisions when they don’t trust their team to make good decisions. I was that technical leader who didn’t trust the team and as a result, was overwhelmed with team decisions. A