Leadership is a people business
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Practical writing on leadership, culture, change, and people.
Jon began writing about leadership because too many people were working for bad bosses and disengaged organizations. These articles preserve his practical ideas on building better leaders, better teams, and better workplaces.
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Leading Employees Who are Older and More Experienced
Leading employees who are older and more experienced can be a challenge but not if you master the art of engaging employees. A Young…
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Stop Expecting People to be Perfect
I have written many times that leadership is a people business. It’s about motivating and challenging people to accomplish big things. If you don’t…
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The Crisis We Face
I’ll be frank. I’m concerned about the state of leadership in corporate America. Every day I hear a new “bad boss” story. One person…
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Simon Sinek on Loving your Company
Do you want to be a better leader? Sign up for my free newsletter. Simon Sinek is an author, speaker, and marketing consultant. He has…
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Honoring Those Who Never Came Home
Just West of Cambridge, England on an immaculate slope of deep green grass surrounded by sprawling woodlands lies a powerful reminder of the tragedy…
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Rational, Natural, and Open Systems of Organizations in a Post-Pandemic Economy
If the average leader were to draw a picture of an organizational model, they would likely draw some version of the classic pyramid model…
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Why Your Accountant Might Be Wrong
A reader once posted this comment on my website: “Being an employee of several different companies, I can honestly say that I’ve felt like…
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The Problem with Problems
There is nothing a submariner fears more than a fire. A fire on a submarine is one of the most dangerous things that could…
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Groundbreaking Leadership: A Conversation with Stephanie Treece
On the 12th episode of the Deep Leadership podcast released last March 2020, we had the pleasure of speaking with Stephanie Treece, a trailblazer…