Posts in: leadership

June 26, 2023 Misti Aaronson

Arm Wrestling or War: The Power Dynamic Between Leaders and Employees

Great change typically brings opportunity; it also brings turmoil,especiallywhen it comes to workplace dynamics. The employer-employee relationship has done a giant pendulum swing from pre-pandemic times. Remember...

May 16, 2023 SHIFT

Should You Add “Crisis Manager” to Your Resume?

Do you feel like your title should include “crisis manager” in it? Or perhaps Chief Crisis Officer, VP of Crisis Management, or Executive Crisis Director sounds more appropriate? For better or for worse, most leaders have...

May 15, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Think Like a Marketer and Behave Like a Scientist

In today’s digitally overloaded work world, it seems totally commonplace (and sort of acceptable) to half pay attention in team meetings and to skim and maybe even skip reading important emails.This new-ish phenomenon makes it...

May 12, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Microsoft Unveils the New Performance Equation in the Age of AI

In the past 4 weeks, I have been to... ➡️ Vancouver at the TED Global Conference launching Latch with the Tony Hsieh Award Community. ➡️ Colorado Springs facilitating High Performance sessions for 25 entrepreneurs at Baby...

May 8, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Find the Courage to Face the Hard Truths

In the wake of the past few years, it’s not surprising that trust has taken a hit within organizations. Trust is vital to the success of any workplace. As Warren Buffet said, “Trust is like the air we breathe – when it’s...

May 4, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

What do TED, Tony Hsieh, Latch, and you all have in common?

As leaders, we know it’s not easy to break through the noise. It’s frustrating, painful, and can feel like you’re going in circles. We’re all familiar with this storyline… You have a great product but no one is buying. You have...

May 1, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Life's Short – More Bloom, Less Gloom

Why do we as grownups seem to lose our sense of humor and laugh way less?! Children laugh 300X per day and adults…only a piddly 17. 🔓 This Week's Latch Unlock: Leverage Humor! It turns out that humor in the workplace is...

April 28, 2023 SHIFT

Rooting Out Negativity & Retaining Top Talent

We’ve all known a Negative Nelly or Ned… These people often take a contrarian view – and we love that. In fact, we all need to be challenged to think differently. However, problems arise when negativity is the default mode...

April 27, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

The 3 biggest fatal assumptions every CEO will make

#1 – They heard you #2 – They understand you #3 – They are going to do something about it It all comes back to my favorite George Bernard Shaw quote: "The single greatest illusion is that communication has taken place." Do you...