David Burkus is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five books on leadership and teamwork.
We’ve been talking about emotional intelligence for decades now. And honestly? We’re still not doing it very well. Daniel Goleman first popularized the concept back in the 1990s—yes, the 1900s—and broke it down into four […]
Every leader wants high performers on their team. The employees who consistently deliver excellent results. The ones who raise the bar and make everyone around them better. And no wonder—one study of more than 600,000 […]
If you’re anything like me, you have a stack of unread leadership and business books sitting on your nightstand. Or, in my case, piled up under my desk. On top of that, you probably get […]
You’ve just been asked to lead a new team. But here’s the catch: it’s not really your team. It’s a group pulled together from different departments—sales, marketing, product, maybe even someone from legal whose job […]
You just got promoted. Congratulations! But now you’re managing your friends. The people you used to grab lunch with, the ones you vented to about the boss, and the folks who knew every inside joke […]
You’ve poured hours into developing a brilliant new strategy. Maybe it’s a streamlined process, a novel team ritual, or a bold cultural shift you know will improve how your team works. You present it to […]
