How to give feedback on people’s work performance? One of the skills managers seem to be receiving many training on. And yet, I find, possibly one of the least mastered skill. Why is it so difficult for those of us in people management positions to 1. have the courage to …
For many years, I really believed that conflict equaled anger, and that anger led to conflict. I was avoiding conflict as much as possible, mostly because I did not know how to deal with it. Just did not have the skills to properly address conflict and manage anger, mine and …
When trust replaces fear, when we are less attached to our ego (as seen in my previous post), when we feel more connected to others and to a purpose, will a hierarchical pyramid still provide the best organizational structure? From a Teal perspective, the right question is not: how can …
Role versus Job Title. This is an important topic discussed throughout Frederic Laloux’s book and which I have always been very sensitive to. The book described really well how this distinction is of utmost importance for any Teal organizations to thrive. And in particular how it allows self-management to deliver …
Taming the ego could have deep repercussions on how we structure and run organizations. Many of the corporate ills today can be traced to behaviors driven by fearful egos: politics, bureaucratic rules and processes, endless meetings, analysis paralysis, information hoarding and secrecy, wishful thinking, ignoring problems away, lack of …
Have you ever read a book you want to either recommend or offer to everyone you know? One of those books you just immersed yourself in and left totally inspired by ? Well, this is what happened to me a few weeks ago when I bought « Reinventing organizations » by Frederic Laloux. Frederic Laloux researched 12 organizations …
Like in all other aspects of our lives, we get emotionally triggered by all sorts of external stimuli at work. I recently wrote a series of posts on how mindfulness can indeed help us ride what somewhat feels like an emotional roller coaster. I work as a manager at an …
Have you ever tried to wish for someone to “change” ? And yet feel that the other person would not do anything unless that genuinely came from her ? And at work, managers asking one of their team members to change, or do things differently ? And believe that, because …
What has a king to teach us on Leadership ? And a King who lived more than 5000 years ago ? I recently spend time in India in the state of Karnataka. On my way back, while waiting at the airport, I bought a book on leadership which I read on the …
How often are you asking (yourself or others) this question: “Why is what I (you) do important to me (you)?” Really? Don’t we sometimes go in autopilot mode and do things without really checking within us why things are important, why they matter. For one, checking could help us stop …