Why empathy is simpler (and more powerful) than it’s often made out to be.
Empathy Isn’t Coddling
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Leadership
Stop Avoiding It
You wake up in the morning and know it’s a day when you have to have a tough conversation. Let’s face it, there are five ga-billion other things you’d rather do. Before you go rescheduling that meeting, here are just a few reasons NOT to avoid it one more day. Team...
Free Change Assessment
If your company is planning big changes this year, take our free change assessment to find out if you’re ready.
Working Managers
As a certified EOS implementer, Michelle Owens works with all kinds of businesses from financial to construction and their goal is always the same - to gain efficiency and traction in their company. While EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) is incredibly effective...
Legacy
What do you want people to say about you at your funeral? Before you read any further, stop right now and think of at least one thing you would want people to say about you. Do you have something in mind? Good. If you haven’t thought of something yet, this is your...
Coaching Up
Flowing feedback upward in your organization We are disinclined to bite the hand that feeds us. This basic truth means that most learning which happens as a result of differences of opinion and direct feedback from others will primarily go in a downward direction in...
Employee Performance in Limbo?
How LOW should you let your employees’ performance go? Many of you may have caught wind of the recent “leaked memo” from Meta detailing their direct and well, blunt plan for managing negative attitudes and low performers. And because I love a good leaked memo, I...
Injury prone
I used to ride my bike a lot. For 10 years, I joined the bike ride across Iowa every July sponsored by the Des Moines Register. Each year after about 200 miles, my right knee would be a problem. Each downstroke on the pedal brought a shot of pain. The problem was...
When you leave the room
What do you want people to say about you when you’re dead? Before you read any further, stop right now and think of at least one thing you would want people to say about you. Do you have something in mind? Good. If you haven’t thought of something yet, this is your...
Promises, promises
The whole point of accountability inside your organization is living up to your promises - to each other, to your customers. The thing that kills accountability is rarely a lack of audit. Many organizations have adopted the stance of “trust but verify.” But when you...
It all counts
When we talk about change, it’s often a generic conversation. We talk about a big event or a big decision. It’s often difficult to see what is really changing because there is so much that will be affected. It feels like too much, it's everything and everywhere. It is...
How opposites are inextricably linked
There are many things our culture tricks us into thinking are opposites, but are actually inextricably linked and mutually reinforcing. Each of these paired concepts cannot exist without the other: Self-confidence ----- Humility Courage ----- Vulnerability Leadership...
You’re just not that big a deal
“You’re just not that big a deal.” These are the words (poor grammar and all) printed on a big sign that hangs just inside our front door here at the Slingshot25 office. Why would we display a giant insult to greet all our guests? Because we believe in sharing wisdom...
