Reality-Based Leadership

If you've been somehow hoping the amount of uncertainty you are asked to lead in will settle down soon, it has become clear it won't.

With that in mind, here's the quickest way to lead your team well through uncertainty, change and disruption that the best leaders I work with are using each day.

I call it the - what we know, what we don't know and what we may never know technique and it will save you a ton of headaches and drama.

"We just don't have good communication around here." has to be the most common excuse for why leaders and employees aren't syncing in the workplace.

It comes up all the time and, in my experience, many leaders don't stay in there and ask clarifying questions about what is really going on in the situation where communication is the problem.

I had a client this week share how he goes at this excuse when it comes up and at first, I thought it was super simple and obvious. But the more I reflected the more I am realizing this approach can help you drastically as a reality-based leadership out there. Hope it helps!

Ever feel better after a good vent? It feels good in the moment and like a quick fix. But venting actually carves a neural pathway fueled by negativity, making you want to do it more.

Most people don't realize even internal venting (aka rumination) does the same and is just as unhelpful.

What's your go-to for managing frustration at work right now? Let me know in the comments.