Larry Dressler·Nov 8, 2018Put This in Your Tool Bag: The Meeting Score CardMore often than not, when I ask leaders, “How’d your meeting go?” they look at me sheepishly and answer with something like, “I’d like to…
Larry Dressler·Nov 6, 2018The Art of the After Action ReviewAfter introducing a new technology, finishing a big project, or concluding a major meeting, many of us act on an impulse to move to the…
Larry Dressler·Oct 30, 2018The Bulldozer Effect: How Not to Influence OthersLately, it seems like conversation has become a competitive sport in which the end-game is to “win” or have one’s opinion proven right. In…
Larry Dressler·Jul 12, 2018Build Emotional Literacy with The Atlas of EmotionsThere was a time in my life when I had very little vocabulary to describe my emotions beyond happy, sad, and… hungry. OK, technically the…
Larry Dressler·Jun 28, 2018Here’s How to Use a Proposal Feedback PosterOne of my specializations is designing and facilitating meetings in which people with diverse interests can tackle complex challenges, like…
Larry Dressler·Jun 13, 2018What Google is Learning About Superb TeamworkWhat makes teams successful? Google wanted to know the answer, so the company conducted interviews with more than 200 of its employees…
Larry Dressler·Jun 6, 2018The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger InstituteMy least favorite kind of book is the modern-day leadership parable: Too often the characters are simplistic and the narrative stilted. An…
Larry Dressler·Apr 11, 2018A Three-Part Series on Relationship Repair in the Workplace, Part 3- Reset the Contract with Your…A skillfully expressed apology might be sufficient to repair a relationship. But more often than not, a second kind of conversation is…
Larry Dressler·Apr 6, 2018A Three-Part Series on Relationship Repair in the Workplace, Part 2- Deliver a Meaningful ApologySaying “sorry” is not easy for most of us. It is easier to decide others are the problem — that they are oversensitive or unreasonable in…
Larry Dressler·Mar 9, 2018A Three-Part Series on Relationship Repair in the Workplace, Part 1- Go in With the Right MindsetIf you work on a team it’s inevitable that at some point you will disappoint, frustrate or anger a colleague. You will fail to keep a…