How to Write a Scathing Email
There are a few essential skills that every leader must learn on the job. These are the things that no one will teach you in school. One...
top of page
Search
John W Bailie, PhD
- Feb 14, 2019
- 4 min
Don’t Be Resilient. Be Anti-Fragile.
The opposite of fragile is not resilient; it’s "anti-fragile". We all know what fragile means. It is something that’s easily broken,...
757 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Jan 23, 2019
- 3 min
Let Your Bubble Pop
I spent the better part of the 1990s and early 2000s possessed by a great mystery. This enigma spoke to the heart of the human experience...
132 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Jan 9, 2019
- 4 min
The Rebel and the Leader
Some of the best leaders are drawn from the ranks of rebels – and also some of the worst. When you find yourself at the bottom of a...
170 views1 comment
John W Bailie, PhD
- Dec 5, 2018
- 5 min
Three Reasons to Quit
As you might remember from my article, Competence Beats Confidence, I attended a private military college during my undergraduate years....
280 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Nov 7, 2018
- 3 min
Are You a Gas Pedal, Steering Wheel, or Brake?
A wise mentor once taught me that every effective team needs three people: a gas pedal, a steering wheel, and a brake. The gas pedal...
266 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Oct 30, 2018
- 9 min
How to Fight a Witch Hunt
The witching season is upon us. Halloween is the one holiday that officially celebrates the things that freak us out. It’s a tradition...
2,075 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Oct 16, 2018
- 4 min
When to Drop the Big One at Work
When in doubt about whether to share what’s on your mind or engage a tough situation, its usually best to lean towards taking the risk....
216 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Oct 10, 2018
- 6 min
What Does Your Digital Persona Say About You?
At a recent leadership and digital technology event, I participated in an interesting experiment. The room was full of seasoned C-suite...
225 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Oct 3, 2018
- 3 min
Creating a Deliberately Developmental Organization
My recent article, Grow in Public: Leading Conflict Principle 6, made the argument that a deliberately developmental culture is only made...
650 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Sep 18, 2018
- 5 min
Punk-Up Your Feedback at Work
I loved 80’s punk music when I was kid. Ok, I liked some 90’s punk too. No, I’m not talking about Green Day. American Idiot is still a...
128 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Aug 29, 2018
- 4 min
Boss-zilla: How to Not Suck as a Leader
I love monster movies. The bigger and meaner the monster, the better the movie. Alien. Predator. The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. But when...
233 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Jul 25, 2018
- 3 min
Cheerfulness is a Choice… and a Weapon
Happiness is a feeling. Cheerfulness is a choice… and a weapon. By cheerfulness, I don’t mean schmaltzy niceties and fake smiles. Real...
498 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Jun 27, 2018
- 3 min
Be an Alien Anthropologist: Creative Conflict Strategies
People are different. We each bring our own stories, assumptions, and worldview to work with us. Sometimes, you have a clear...
233 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Jun 5, 2018
- 3 min
Stay in the Problem: Creative Conflict Strategies
Humans loathe uncertainty. We like patterns, routines and structure. We like knowing what’s going to happen next. Even creative pursuits,...
297 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- May 22, 2018
- 4 min
Say More than “No”
What do you do when your organization asks you to do something unethical? A Leading Conflict subscriber recently posed this question to...
325 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- May 8, 2018
- 3 min
Practice Your Listening Stance
See the picture above? That’s not a listening stance. But it might be what you look like when people try to give you feedback. One the...
275 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- May 1, 2018
- 4 min
How to Take a Punch at Work (Part 2)
In How to Take a Punch at Work I talked about my love of boxing and one of my all-time favorite boxers, Micky Ward. As I said in the...
219 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Apr 17, 2018
- 3 min
How to Take a Punch at Work
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve likely realized that I’m a boxing fan. When you like a sport as much as I like...
154 views0 comments
John W Bailie, PhD
- Mar 28, 2018
- 2 min
Rock, Paper, Scissors, …ELVIS!: Creative Conflict strategies
My six-year-old son and I created a game. It is in fact, the best, most fun game in history (at least according to my son). It’s called...
221 views0 comments
bottom of page