David Burkus is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five books on leadership and teamwork.
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 […]
Most people think of leadership as something that gets assigned. You get the promotion, the fancy office, the team — and suddenly you’re a leader. But researchers have been pushing back on that assumption for […]
Every leader has met one. The numbers are great. Deadlines hit. Clients rave. On paper, they look like your most valuable person. But talk to the team, and a completely different picture emerges. “They shut […]
Most leadership summits fail before anyone sets foot in the room. Not because of bad venues or cold coffee—but because of a gap between what these gatherings could produce and what they actually deliver. A […]
Most leaders are pretty good at the work. The strategy sessions, the project reviews, the performance metrics. Those are manageable. What keeps leaders up at night isn’t the work itself. It’s the difficult conversations about […]
