What is Horizontal Leadership? The concept of horizontal leadership is rapidly taking the place of vertical leadership models in many organizations today. But why? Think about a conference you’ve been to or a workshop you’ve participated in: you’re given a problem to solve or a discussion to have. At first, it’s a little awkward. No... Read More

We all want our work inboxes to resemble a peaceful zen garden. Quiet, organized, and stress-free. Instead, most of them look more like a junkyard: scraps of banal conversation littered among unanswered (but urgent!) messages. As long as your company relies primarily on email to get things done, it’s unlikely that you’ll ever master your... Read More

The eternal struggle: finishing projects on time, within budget, and making sure they’re profitable. Even with project management software, a skilled manager, and a dynamite team all working within carefully structured tasks and deadlines, there are always obstacles. Scopes change. Orders change. Members of your project team get sick and miss work. No matter what... Read More

Every organization wants a good workplace culture, and we often assume that good people are the key to getting it. Colleagues who can communicate well work better in teams. Those who share and report data can lend clarity to projects and help define roles within them. But what happens when “good people” are slowed down,... Read More