Category: Leadership Dilemmas
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The Five Missteps of Dysfunctional Teams
When teams fail it is for five very good reasons all of which are interrelated. The five most prominent missteps are these: lack of a common goal, absence of a clear and agreed upon purpose, no visible evidence of tangible individual contribution or added-value (skill sets, commitment, accountability), behavior indicating individual resistance (passive aggression or […]
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Integrity vs. Credibility: Why Leaders Can’t Afford to Confuse Them
They’re both vital to trust, but operate in fundamentally different ways. As leaders, we toss around words like “integrity” and “credibility” interchangeably. But conflating them is a critical mistake. One fuels your internal compass; the other shapes how the world sees you. Understanding the difference isn’t semantics—it’s strategic. Put differently, integrity is who you really […]
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GIGO: Good In, Good Out vs Garbage In, Garbage Out! The Damage: A Society Poisoned by Distrust
The toxic combination of information pollution (overload of low-quality, misleading, or false information) and information fragmentation (audiences isolated in ideological/algorithmic echo chambers) creates a societal ecosystem dominated by distrust, skepticism, and cynicism. The damage is profound and multi-layered. Society turns into a chaotic landscape where truth is obscured, and everyone becomes both predator and prey. […]
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