Category: Francis Wade

By Francis Perhaps you have observed what author, Dacher Keltner, calls “The Power Paradox”: a well-liked employee gets a promotion into management and shortly after, turns into a tyrant. If you are someone who aspires to lead others, how can you avoid a fall into this trap? First, understand that this tendency to become a...

By Francis I was recently called by a company interested in having 60 attendees at their one-day strategic planning event. As they described the desired outcome I decided to give them the bad news up front: they had unwittingly put their goal in jeopardy. In short, the design of their workshop was in opposition to...

By Francis Do your company’s top leaders need to be just like everyone else? Or should they publicly strive to achieve the highest levels of performance? Does it make a difference? I recently advised a client: “Why don’t you try to run your meetings more efficiently?” The manager viewed me suspiciously, then laughed. “How effective...