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communication
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Negotiating equity with a co-founder.
Dividing up equity and deciding who gets what is a critical decision made in most startups. Establish your value-added first, then find where you have leverage.
Firing Up Organizations in Tough Times
Things are very tight right now. Our outlook is uncertain and people are afraid for their jobs. Under these circumstances I'd expect people to get more done, but somehow, we aren't more productive than before. Any hints? It’s funny, being a human being. You would...
No Authority? Use Persuasion
I am leading a cross-functional team in a company initiative but the members on the team do not report to me. How can I motivate them to stay committed to the team and stay focused on the goals established when they have their day-to-day work responsibilities?...
Inspiring the Jaded Employee
I am interested in motivating long-term employees who have fifteen-plus years with an organization. This group has heard all the visions of transient leaders who were furthering their own careers, and have become apathetic to improving their own lot, space, or...
How Leaders Use Questions
Do you have anything to share regarding the subject of asking the right questions? Someone once said "Forget the answers; focus on asking the right questions." I’ll always remember the mid-1980s commercials featuring Lee Iacocca, then considered one of...
The Keys to Building Trust
Which comes first: truth or transparency? Uh, oh. Is that politics in the air? I'm guessing you either want to trust someone else or you want them to trust you. Either way, transparency plays a powerful role. It's just part of the Trust Equation, though. So let's...
Truth and Trust: They Go Together
We've lost trust. How do I regain the trust of my employees after six rounds of layoffs? How does my organization regain the trust of the community after we dumped toxic waste and covered it up? How does my management team regain trust of each other after a nasty...
Making it Right with Wronged Employees
An executive team laid off a group of employees here in Canada in order to outsource to an Asian country. They can't find talent in the new country, work has stalled, and management tries to cajole laid-off employees (all talented, experienced peak performers) to...
Cover Letter
Related article: Ten Cultural Career Lies This page is a companion to my audio program about how to write a cover letter. I would like to express extreme appreciation for the brave job seeker who gave me permission to use his letter for this program. [su_audio...