Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #78: 5 Stages of Culture, Preventing Turnover, and a Goof
"Aren't you forgetting something..." Ever worked really hard on a project only to realize you forgot something kind of important? That happened to us this week. For all the effort we put into creating the best, next Lighthouse Lessons program, learning what your biggest questions are on the topic, developing a great set of lessons, […]
5 Keys for You to Become a Master Meeting Moderator
“Sorry, Tim, but that's a bit out of scope for today’s discussion…” “Tina, let’s put a pin in that and talk more about this offline…” “Hey, Roger, that’s out of line. Let’s try to stay civil here…” “Who has ideas for solving that issue? Anybody? Bueller…” If you’ve ever been moderating a meeting, you know […]
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #77: Steve Jobs on Imposter Syndrome, Learning new things, and more…
Do you have a beginner's mindset? Are you willing to start to learn a new skill despite your comfort zone being in other areas? The last couple weeks, I really challenged myself on that question, and it was as humbling and energizing as I expected. You'll notice Lighthouse is very much driven by the written […]
5 Expensive Signs of Bad Meetings and How to Overcome Them
Let's talk about something that's probably driving you nuts at work: bad meetings. You know the ones I mean - where you're sitting there thinking, "This could've been an email", or you're tempted to check out and start answering emails or working on that overdue report. Unfortunately, these time-wasting meetings cost more than your patience. […]
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #76: When you shouldn't care, July's Book of the Month, and more...
A promise to you today: This newsletter is going to stay politically neutral and silent. I've received a number of newsletters lately on a variety of topics that felt compelled to comment on the current state of politics. All I could think is, "I don't subscribe to you for this." My promise to you is that […]
How to Start a Book Club at Work: Key Steps You Should Take + Pitfalls to Avoid
You know that thing you’ve been putting off for a long time, but you know is important? No, not the cover on your TPS report. It’s investing in the growth of your team. It’s so easy to get busy in the day to day of your work and forget about the long term growth and […]
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #75: Lessons on Humane AI Pin Culture Fails, A Study on Hybrid Work, and more…
Quiet and consistent. That's what the best team members are often like. They simply deliver great results, while flying under the radar. Who would think a major CEO could do the same? Yet, I was as shocked as anyone on my team to find out just how big a success Satya Nadella has been since […]
5 Lessons You Can Learn from Satya Nadella’s Leadership Style
What if I told you there was a leader that 10X’d the market cap of the company he took over, while raising their stock value 1,000%? Would you be interested in their leadership practices? When Satya Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in February 2014, he brought significant growth and change. This chart tells the story: […]
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #74: Your "Work Container", Next Lighthouse Lessons program and more...
An interesting lesson learned last week: In-email polls are kind of messy. While it was convenient to have the poll right in your email, it turns out, you have to not just click the poll but then go to the page it loads and confirm + submit your choice there. Because of that, we saw […]
20 Transformative Servant Leadership Quotes That Will Change Your Approach to Management
“The servant-leader is servant first, it begins with a natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first, as opposed to, wanting power, influence, fame, or wealth.” — Robert K. Greenleaf, creator of servant leadership. Servant leadership is about focusing on your team's needs first and supporting them. This way of leading creates better […]
