Checking In (Versus Checking Up)

Checking In (Versus Checking Up)

When you “check up” on your employees, you’re signalling to them that you actually have a lack of faith in their ability to complete their assigned work. Checking in on your team, however, is something very different. In this week’s edition of...
Breaking bread and building trust

Breaking bread and building trust

Trust is a foundational quality for leaders who are looking to build a workplace culture that brings the sum of all parts together and creates something of much richer value. We’re not speaking here of the kind of trust that says, “I trust you to get your...

Thanks for the assignment, now let me do it

Have you ever been given a task by a friend, family member or work colleague that seemed pretty straight forward until you actually started to do it? Simon worked in an office for a multinational and whenever a visiting director or vice president would take a tour,...