Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #86: How You Kill Trust, the Manager-Team experience gap, and more...
How is your team doing? No really...how are they doing? Do you know? Do they know what you think? Now is the exact time to reflect on that question, because Q4 is just 2 weeks away, and that means you are likely writing performance reviews in the not too distant future. And if you want to burn credibility and […]
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #85: Steve Jobs on Founder Mode, Choosing Salary Bands, and more…
I don't think I've ever seen a phrase go viral quite like Founder Mode did last weekend. Literally in a matter of hours there were hundreds of well known tech founders and investors giving their takes and interpretations. Not long after, people started making memes, and sharing videos, stories, and examples of the good, bad, […]
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #84: When You Should Go First, Growing When You Can't Promote, and more…
It may be Labor Day weekend, but for many leaders, the work doesn't stop. In the current shaky economy and uncertainty business future, you have to stay sharp and on top of things. If your team or company slips, you could be in big trouble. That's why being a leader is always about striking a […]
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #83: The Secret of Socrates, Opening Up Introverts, and more…
What do you do simply for the fun of it? What do you do that others would consider work, but that you love doing anyways? The first question often leads people to thinking of hobbies and things they do in their leisure. The second question typically leads to people talking about an aspect of their […]
11 Common Interview Mistakes that Cost You Great Candidates
Avoid these interview mistakes when if you want to avoid turning off good candidates. An interview is your first impression with them. Make it a good one!
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #81: A Habit You Need to Build, Hybrid Work Research, and more…
You know what's tragic? When a leader can't get out of their own way. I was catching up with a friend recently and they were lamenting how their company was doing well, but might not make it. No, it wasn't a sales or marketing or product issue. The issue was the founder. They were a […]
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #80: A New Workforce trend, a Book of the Month classic, and more...
In this week's edition, we're taking a look at a wide variety of topics, from improving your meetings, to an underutilized opportunity, to a great new Book of the Month. We also revisit one of the first posts I wrote on the Lighthouse blog, and a fun poll about Steve Jobs. We even have a […]
Looking Back: 7 Leadership Lessons I Learned from My Managers
You can learn from every work experience. In my career, I've been lucky to learn a series of leadership lessons that have made me a better manager.
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #79: Integrity vs. Loyalty, The End of Employee Engagement? and more...
This has been a strange summer. Whether you're following the weather, current events, or the economy, a lot of unusual things are happening. For instance, here in Austin, Texas, we usually face weeks and weeks of 100+ degree temperatures all throughout June, July, and August. Yet, this year it's been a very mild summer, with […]
5 Essential Skills You Should Apply from Steve Jobs's Leadership Style
What words come to mind when you think of Steve Jobs? “Brilliant”, “great design”, “legendary” all may be positives that come to mind. But he also had other not so great words tied to him like “authoritarian”, “a jerk”, “obnoxious”, and “unreasonable.” The mythos of Steve Jobs's leadership style is complicated, especially if you are […]
