One of the more concerning dynamics of the "everything is on the record all the time" world is that changing your mind – especially in a highly public way – has become SIN NUMBER ONE. If a politician or business leader evolves in their understanding of a topic, we...
The Herding Tigers podcast is back! We'll be featuring leadership conversations, interviews, and tips for helping your team do its best work each day. Leadership is only lonely if you're doing it wrong. On this episode, discover the two types of relationships that...
If you have talented, driven, creative people on your team, conflict is inevitable. Conflict isn't bad, it's just a by-product of the creative process. However, how you handle conflict will determine the health or dysfunction of the team. On this episode, we share...
It's human nature to want to assign blame. Since the dawn of time we've assigned unseen causes to effects that we can't explain. We even find ways of off-loading blame for our vices (the devil made me do it!) and our shortcomings (it's just my nature.) Much of this...
After a failed project, many teams simply move forward to the next one, without a postmortem. This is a huge mistake. It's important as a leader that you seize those failures and mistakes and turn them into growth moments for your team. Otherwise, people are likely...
Leading creative work is like trying to organize something that doesn't want to be organized. You will face a number of unique pressures that can easily sidetrack you (and your career) if you don't handle them well. On this episode, we share three of those...
As a leader of a creative organization, your job may be to tell your client's story through the work of your team. Your team is in the business of positively shaping the perception a market has towards what your client is selling. You are attempting to gain...
When the pressure is on, and uncertainty is rearing its ugly head, there are traps that even the most experienced leaders fall into. When you fall into one (or more) of these traps, you put an impediment in your team's path, and introduce dissonance into the organization.
On this episode, we share four common traps that leaders fall into when the pressure is on: deferring, blaming, bending, and hovering.
Here is a core truth of leadership: if you are not inspired, you cannot inspire. Take time each week to inspire yourself and to connect with the deeper stream of your motivation. On this episode, we share three simple ways to stay inspired so that you can earn your...
If you control the work of your team, their capacity never scales beyond the scope of your personal involvement. Great leaders set effective rails to help their team members make good decisions in the face of uncertainty. On this episode, we share the elements of a...
Your team needs to know that it will have the time and attention necessary to do the work. However, organizations are often their own worst enemy, and it can be difficult to protect your team from the onslaught of demands and pressure that can get in the way of...
To do brilliant work over the long term, creative people need a great coach. As a leader, you need to understand what motivates the people on your team, and help them align their work around what they do best. On this episode, I share insights from Chapter 5 of...
Leading a creative team can feel like trying to build a bicycle while riding it. What worked last time might not work next time, so it feels like you're always trying to figure things out as you go. On top of managing personalities and the complexity of the work...
On the first episode of the Herding Tigers podcast, Todd Henry and riCardo Crespo discuss the differences between traditional management and leading creative people.
How do great leaders unleash their team to do its best and most creative work? Join Todd Henry, riCardo Crespo, and guests as they discuss what the creative people on your team need from you, and how you can help to be prolific, brilliant, and healthy. [iframe...