by Ted Harro | Feb 7, 2018 | Influence, Laboratory for the Soul, Leadership Tests, Top Teams
A while back, I wrote a piece arguing that we should act like Allies instead of Critics with our colleagues. I know you may have been thinking, “But you don’t work with this one scumbag at our company. There’s no way he’d be an Ally. And if I act like an Ally with...
by Ted Harro | Oct 30, 2017 | Dirty Words, Laboratory for the Soul, Top Teams
Elton John was right all those years ago: Sorry really is the hardest word. At least, it’s hard to say without coming off lame. Ask any number of public figures who have tried and failed recently. “I’m sorry if you were offended,” is probably the most commonly...
by Ted Harro | Oct 2, 2017 | Dirty Words, Laboratory for the Soul, Leadership Tests
Matt is a high achieving, high potential leader at a fast growth company. His job requires him to pull together the efforts of multiple groups – marketing, sales, operations – to achieve the company’s quarterly goals. It’s a process that naturally creates...
by Ted Harro | Apr 24, 2017 | Dirty Words, Laboratory for the Soul, Leadership Tests
What would you talk about if you were invited to speak for no more than 18 minutes to 100 bright university students? At 10AM on a Saturday morning? In December? In balmy Madison, Wisconsin? That was the challenge I faced after exchanging emails with a client’s...
by Ted Harro | Mar 15, 2016 | Dirty Words, Laboratory for the Soul
I gave up criticism for Lent. This seemed like a good idea at the time. I’ve noticed how I reflexively see and point out flaws in those around me – clients, colleagues, friends. And then there are my kids. And myself. There are so many flaws to point out and...
by Ted Harro | Nov 23, 2015 | Dirty Words, Laboratory for the Soul
I don’t know about you, but some days I hate my job. I wake up to a calendar full of meetings – or worse yet, a day with few meetings at all and a deep sense of smallness as I wonder why no one wants to spend time with me. I feel pressure to swing the day’s...
