Here’s how to be a better team player. — Let’s face it, working with people isn’t always easy. People get tangled up and judge each other. Team members gossip with colleagues about people who annoy them at work. As if collaboration weren’t already tough enough, now we may not even be in the same room with one another. You…

Taking a few minutes to tell your team specifically what you appreciate can have far-reaching, measurable impact. — Being an appreciative leader is not about giving compliments, gift cards or trophies. It’s not about recognition, rewards, kudos or “atta boys.” While these are certainly actions that can boost morale and egos, they are superficial. They’re the easy way out. Being an appreciative leader requires an uncommon kind of…

Tips for resting and recharging during your day — “ Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott Our culture hasn’t done a great job of encouraging us to take good care of ourselves during the workday. …

Lost sale, botched presentation, or some other instance of falling short? Here’s how to work productively with a failure, without thinking you are one. — Often, we think of failure as personal: “I am a failure.” But when you feel like you are failing at work, it doesn’t mean you are a failure. It’s only natural to take it personally, though. For starters, your confidence can take a hit when you make a mistake. And…

As a leader, it’s important to move out of reactivity if you want to be effective. — Your brain is wired for survival and reactivity. This shouldn’t be news to you. Reactive responses are firmly embedded in the human nervous system. Once we develop a way of relating to the world -usually in childhood — the neurons in our young brains grow to reinforce this. Neural networks…

You can be the leader who is deliberate about developing the people you lead. — Work is a place where we spend a great deal of our time and talent every day. And through the exchanges and situations we face there, each of us has an opportunity to grow ourselves up — to become more mature, more resilient, and wiser — but only if you…

Here’s how to master tough conversations at work without causing collateral damage. — The steaming cups of coffee sitting on the table attested to the earliness of the hour. My business partner and I, along with a key leader on our team, were on a work retreat that was meant to advance our thinking, strategy and processes. …

What does belonging have to do with work performance? Everything. — Have you ever felt left out or excluded from important conversations or meetings at work? …

All people, even great people, suffer the sting of failure. Here’s how to learn from it. — Failure is at least a little uncomfortable for all of us, and that’s because it brings up feelings that we typically try to avoid in life. …