Cliche', disingenuous, suspicious, oh my!
Published: Fri, 09/19/14
When you strike a nerve... "I'm bringing this up because I want to do a good job." This quotation is from my post earlier this week, suggesting to…
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The single most important thing you can say to your boss
Published: Sun, 09/14/14
Open with this statement when you want to be heard "I'm bringing this up because I want to do a good job." This is one of the most powerful sentences…
Managers, an unconventional way to safeguard employee motivation
Published: Tue, 09/02/14
What if our work environments includedmore empathy? When it comes to motivation, you can focus on job fit or culture fit, or making sure people are…
Put your oxygen mask on first.
Published: Thu, 08/14/14
How taking care of yourself impacts your effectiveness and your employees* "My wish is that one day we all embrace the inestimable power and potential…
3 posts, 2 webinars - only 1 you
Published: Thu, 07/10/14
The season is buzzing by! Why does it seem like things speed up in the summer? Our winter here on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. seemed like it…
You can't go wrong by making them right
Published: Wed, 06/18/14
In difficult conversations, you don't have to let their response throw you off if you remember this one tip: make them right. "I think you think I'm…
3 tips to help deliver bad news like a leader
Published: Mon, 05/26/14
Take your leadership skills to the ne t level It's a sign of maturity in leadership to get comfortable with your own discomfort, and theirs. Clients…
Can you delegate leadership?
Published: Mon, 05/12/14
How do you make sure progress continues, standards stand strong and people stick around? Short of delegating leadership, what DO you do? I'm sitting…
The unlikely link between authority and empowerment
Published: Sat, 05/03/14
"Authority" is not a bad word. Be sure your interpretation of the word authority doesn't hold you back. I've been talking to a budding author…
The secret to self-confidence
Published: Sun, 04/20/14
One way to manage those unavoidable doubts I used to think self-confidence meant I would never have a doubt. When I think a back on this significant e…