The best on culture and leadership: If you like to spend some December downtime on reflection, reading, and recharging, read the seven best leadership articles of this past year. What will you do next year?
Positive Teams and People: Purpose. Why are you here? The question for purpose may fuel yourself and your team. What gives you energy? What makes you come alive? That's why you are here.
Check out part 2 about the Shut-Up-or-Speak-Up culture at work. How safe is your workplace? Safety is established by the right "CLAP". Part 2 looks at Attributes and Practices.
Psychologically safe workplaces bring forth cohesiveness and sustained high levels of performance. What does it take? The acronym CLAP explains the key characteristics.
Are you happy? Or are you too Calvinistic? Here's a quick look at the happiness research by Ruut Veenhoven. Is there a return on investment? Can we make organizations livable and positive?
The Lens of Power distorts how others see us and how we see others with a different social rank. Power abuse happens when you over-use or under-use it. A positive leader is aware of power and its impact.
Power has a bad name, especially for those aspiring to be positive leaders. But being aware of your own and others' power helps to handle it well. What's your favorite super power?
Manage Positive Energy to enhance Performance: When you spend energy on relationships it increases. Energy is the source of action, and organizational performance! Do you use positive energy in the workplace?