High Expectations Are The Most Underused Tool In Leadership

Low expectations aren’t kindness — they’re a leadership failure. Here’s why raising the bar, paired with psychological safety ...
Fast Company

In leadership, you get what you expect

It’s been 70 years since Douglas McGregor sketched a management theory at MIT Sloan that leaders still ignore—and their teams pay the price. Known as Theory X and Theory Y, McGregor’s framework built ...
IndustryWeek

Leaders Need Direction, Too: Are You Articulating Clear Expectations?

Many manufacturing companies are facing critical inflection points. The last two years have been challenging. However, as they look to the future, they may now see the opportunity to drive accelerated ...
Times-Standard

Business Sense | Managing leadership expectations in the workplace

Effective connection between leadership and employees requires mutual understanding of the roles team members have within the bigger picture as well as alignment on shared values and goals. A key ...
The Nation Newspaper

Hypocrisy of our expectations and the leadership question

There are people within the leadership value chain that I call the “focal-point leaders”. Examples of focal point leaders include: The President, the Governors, the Chief Judge of the Federation, the ...