Matt Poepsel, PhD is the author of Expand the Circle: Enlightened Leadership for Our New World of Work and host of the Lead the People podcast. He serves as Vice President & Godfather of Talent Optimization at The Predictive Index. He holds a PhD in Psychology, an MBA, and a Harvard Business School Certificate of Management Excellence. Matt has more than 25 years of leadership experience as a software executive and consultant. He’s also a US Marine, an Ironman triathlon finisher, and a student of Buddhist philosophy.
Think about the trajectory of our professional development. We’re often so caught up in today’s pressing demands that we lose a bit of perspective. My “memory lane” experience was fresh in my mind during a recent mentorship conversation.
Tune into the Lead The People podcast for a heart wrenching cancer survival story, and learn about its profound impact on one oncologist’s communication at work.
Modern work is complex, and tension can run high within organizations. Identifying opposing forces brings us closer to helping ourselves navigate these situations effectively.
Leadership is complex. Rather than complain about what’s not working, we wanted to turn our attention to how we can help leaders at every level get it right.
Recognition makes employees feel a heightened sense of belonging and value. It costs almost nothing, but it can be priceless in terms of the morale and motivation it can produce. And it isn’t reserved for manager-to-direct reporting relationships.
In our work, we experience a variety of conditions that can produce a range of outcomes. This can happen when our activity level, focus, stimulation, or other factors are too much, too little, or just right.
I’ve been leading people in organizations large and small for some 30 years. Not once has anybody inspected my leadership abilities using a formalized checklist. What would such a checklist even measure?
For some, the term ‘love’ has no place at work. For others, it’s why they show up to work at all. I invited a diverse group of experts to join me on the latest installment of the Perspectives webinar series to discuss.
There’s a natural rhythm to work – from our five-year plans to our jam-packed workdays and everything in between.
Over time, I’ve learned to not only recognize key differences among my co-workers, but to appreciate them as a result. I love to celebrate others’ preferences!
In many organizations, the work dominates the agenda of most meetings. But as leaders, we must also make time for people-related matters.
It’s often said that “leaders are readers.” Leadership is a complex discipline, so this is great advice. If you want to feel confident and be recognized as a next-level leader, you simply have to study the craft.
Millions of workers are fed up, burned out, and switched off. They want to share their experiences in the hopes that we’ll take action. But are we actually hearing what they have to say?
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a relatively new leader, you can turn to well-established leadership essentials to identify important gaps, and guide your future development. Use this worksheet to further your own journey of self-improvement.
We defined the talent optimization discipline in 2018. Since then, the concept has evolved to serve as a revolutionary link between business and people practices.