In keeping with this spring season of new beginnings, we are pleased to launch Boda Insights, and share some of the ideas we are thinking about and […]
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Boda Insights
How to Handle the Naysayer on Your Team
Opposition is essential for effective and productive groups and teams. But almost every team I’ve worked with is annoyed by opposition, considers it unhelpful, and wishes it (and the person) would go away.
read more...Feedback: Lean In or Back Away?
A colleague of mine, whose opinion I value deeply, recently gave me some feedback that was hard for me to hear. Once I got over my discomfort, I learned two important lessons.
read more...How to Give Negative Feedback When Your Organization Is ‘Nice’
Can a “nice” organization create a culture of candid feedback? It’s possible, but it’s not easy.
read more...When to Skip a Difficult Conversation
No matter how skilled or experienced a leader is at giving tough feedback, most would also do anything to find a way out.
read more...When Your Employee Doesn’t Take Feedback
The Say Anything Leadership Imperative
Quaker Oats, NASA, WorldCom, and Duke University—four well-respected organizations, with a common, unfortunate legacy: all experienced major organizational disasters with negative impacts that persisted for years.
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