David Burkus is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five books on leadership and teamwork.
There’s a particular kind of workplace anxiety that’s hard to name. Your boss hasn’t pulled you into a serious conversation. You’re not on a formal performance improvement plan. Nothing has been said directly. But something […]
There’s a particular kind of colleague most people have encountered at some point — the one who’s always a few minutes late to every meeting because they were just tweaking one more slide. The one […]
You want to get promoted. You want to be invited to bigger projects. You want to be in the room where decisions get made. And if you’ve been around long enough, you’ve probably figured out […]
There’s a particular kind of dread that settles over an organization in the days before the annual company meeting. You can feel it in the Slack messages. “Is the all-hands this week?” “How long is […]
Sales kickoffs have an energy problem. Not too little energy—too much of the wrong kind. Most sales kickoffs are designed to pump people up. Cue the highlight reel. Bring in a motivational speaker. Roll out […]
Most leaders treat failure like a PR problem. Something to manage, spin, or quietly move past before anyone notices. The instinct is almost automatic: protect your credibility, deflect where possible, and get back to business […]
