I recently came across a LinkedIn post that began with the sentence: ‘Middle managers have gotten soft.’ The author argued that middle managers, as a group, are no longer driving team performance to a sufficient level and are therefore to blame for many companies’ struggles. Upon reflection, I don’t think the author was looking at the problem deeply enough.
I recently decided to train for a half marathon happening this fall. My mind told me it would be easy since I’ve run before. I was wrong.
My first training run told me that, in reality, training for a half marathon would be the opposite of easy. I think my huffing and puffing could be heard several counties away. Why had my mind tricked me?
I was in a CEO’s office recently when she told me something startling. Tina confidently informed me that she had checked in with her direct reports and they had assured her that company morale was high.
Her message surprised me because I had spoken to several people on the front lines of the company who told me the exact opposite. They were frustrated about a perceived lack of communication and clarity.
The CEO of a tech company was under pressure to make the presentation of his life.
Despite the company’s success, it was at a pivotal moment in its history. Company leaders felt they had created a transformative new product, but they had to get the rest of the world to agree. The CEO was about to deliver a keynote address to reveal the product to shareholders and customers, and he knew he had to nail his pitch.
Then, he did something unexpected.
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