18 Famous Leadership Quotes to Reflect on & Learn from
Great leaders are always learning and these quotes for leaders can give you great food for thought today. Read this post for bite-sized lessons.
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Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #99: Do You Need an Alter Ego, New Pew Research, a Survey, and more…
It’s a big week next week. Are you ready? As the end of the year very rapidly approaches, this coming week represents the last real
The surprising key to improving your performance appraisal process
The performance appraisal process is a painful one for HR, Managers, and Employees alike. 1 on 1s can improve your performance appraisals and boost morale.
Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #98: The power of Reciprocity, Pigeonholing, a new Book of the Month, and more…
Leadership lessons are all around us if you pay attention. Continuing the story from last week, I did successfully return my boots. However, it was
3 Ways How Practicing Mindfulness Make You a Better Manager
Mindfulness helps you develop basic emotional intelligence skills that are critical to being a great manager such as self-regulation, self-awareness, and relationship management skills. How can one simple skill have such a big impact on your ability to lead and manage others? Learn more.
The One Key to Building and Keeping a Great Company Culture
Company culture is critical to the success of your company and morale of your people. We discuss the key to building and keeping a great company culture.
The 7 Deadly Sins of Bad Management that Crush Employee Morale
Nothing drains employee's motivation and crushes morale like bad management. In this post we cover 7 common habits to avoid that cause bad management.
Everything you need to know about organizational communication from the experts
How do you build effective communication across your organization? This post is a summary and compilation of advice from great experts like Grove & Horowitz.
The Secret to Long Term Happiness for Your Team
When you help your team members achieve their personal goals, you unlock their deepest motivations. Learn how 2 managers helped their teams through goals.
3 Books Every Manager Should Read
These books for managers will help you become a better leader. Learn key skills on handling people, building the right process, & reading body language.
How to Develop the Next Generation of Leaders in Your Organization
If you standardize management, your team will benefit greatly and you can help develop your next generation of leaders. Learn why this matters and how to do it.
Manager Minute: What Lunch Can Teach You About Leading by Example
Leading by example is an essential part of managing. It's the single best influence you have on your team. Lunch is a simple place to see it in action.
Why You Should Never Cancel Your One-on-Ones (and the only good reason to)
Don't cancel one-on-ones with your team members. It not only hurts them, it hurts you as a manager. We cover 7 big reasons you shouldn't cancel one-on-ones.
10 Crucial Drivers to Motivate Team Performance
If you want to motivate team performance for the better, you have to understand not just what inspires people, but what frustrates them.
What every manager can learn from anonymous app, Secret
As a manager, what you don't know can hurt you, and now with anonymous apps like Secret, people can share their feelings about leadership to many.
How to Break the Vicious Cycle of Reactive Management
It's easy to be a busy manager that falls into the habit of Reactive Management. Use the tips & tools in this post to break the cycle of reactive management.
How to Make the Most of Every Manager's Secret Weapon
The most versatile tool for a manager is the one on one. Yet, most managers are wasting them. We'll teach you how to make the most of each one on one.
5 Reasons Why Having One on Ones Once a Month is Not Enough
If you're having one on ones with your team monthly or less frequent, you're missing out on many important things you could be doing in your one on ones.
The Biggest Challenges for First Time Managers (and how to overcome them)
Being a first time manager is both exciting and challenging. We cover big challenges you face and what to do about them so you can be a great manager.
5 Ways to be a Better Manager in 5 Minutes or Less
Being a manager means context switching and constant competition for your attention. Learn 5 things you can do in under 5 minutes to be a better manager.
Why Your Customer Success Team is Your Secret Recruiting Weapon
Customer success is an incredible source of talent for your whole company to recruit from. Learn why customer success is your recruiting secret weapon.
Why you might be doing one on ones wrong and what to do about it
You may think you're doing the right thing with your one on ones, but you could be all wrong. Learn what to do and why you might change your one on ones.
Why don't we reward good managers?
Managers are not measured effectively and thus good managers are not rewarded nor bad managers dealt with appropriately. We discuss how to change that.
