How do we incentivize high quality leadership?
I met with someone recently who wanted some career advice because the last two organizations he worked for, he ended up with “awful, awful, awful leaders” (his exact words) – so much so that he quit shortly after starting – both times.
I’m a leader… how do I know what to do?
I get this question frequently from leaders at all levels and this isn’t surprising given that over 60% of leaders haven’t received any training. The answer is: you want to aim to be a highly effective leader and you need to know somewhere to start that will help you feel confident in your choices.
Reputation matters: balancing self-perception with external reputation
What matters the most — (A) how you view yourself or (B) how others view you? We live in a society that is individualistic and we tend to focus solely on ourselves; to be a highly-effective leader, we need to balance that with how others view us.
Revealing 6 leadership responsibilities that might surprise you
When I coach leaders, there are often “ah-ha” moments around learning what is expected of a leader and what they are empowered to do. Here are 6 responsibilities of a leader that might surprise you.
5 key roles that leaders play
Leaders play many roles and you may be transitioning between these roles unconsciously and unintentionally. Perhaps you’re over-doing one role and under-utilizing another role or you don’t recognize all of the different roles that you can perform.
Stop invalidating others in the workplace
Read this to understand how you’re invalidating others, why validation is important, find out consequences of invalidation, and what you can do with this information.
Leadership 101: 5 things that define leadership
Most leaders don’t receive any leadership training and they are left wondering what leadership is or what it looks like. Here are 5 foundational items you should know about leadership.
10 ways to manage your time more effectively
Do you know how expensive it is to ineffectively manage your time? It’s expensive to yourself (burnout and stress) and expensive to the organization (lowered productivity). Read on to find 10 ways to manage your time more effectively.
5 things you’re doing as a leader that irritate your employees
Let’s be frank here. There’s a high probability that you are doing many things that are pissing off your employees.
16 employee retention ideas
On a recent LinkedIn poll, nearly 100% of you said that employee retention was important. Most reasons why employees leave can be prevented.
What are your communication preferences?
How do you prefer to receive and share information? Help your team understand each other better and be more productive.
Discover your work style
What’s your preferred way of working? Hot buttons? Help your team understand each other better and be more productive.
