5 dangers of a workplace martyr
The workplace martyr. We all know who this person is (or maybe it’s lots of people if the organization has created a culture that rewards face time over output/accomplishments). Work martyrs most likely don’t realize how their behavior affects others.
4 crucial elements for holding effective & productive meetings
One of the biggest things I hear from clients, sponsors, and stakeholders is that #1) meetings take up too much of their time; #2) meetings AREN’T productive and often they aren’t even sure of the purpose of the meeting or why they were included. YIKES. This is an expensive inefficiency. Here’s how to make your meetings effective & productive. Pro tip: this takes strong leadership to implement and sustain.
How to build trust with your team
Interested in learning how to build trust with your team, employees, peers, superiors? Read on to find out.
Productivity is plunging. Why?
What’s the reason for this recent severe drop in productivity in 2022? Employees? The pandemic? The labor shortage? Dysfunctional leaders?
Trust: earned or given in the workplace?
This can be an extremely emotionally charged topic. My intention with this is to educate you on why there’s often so much distrust at work, to provide you with a more zoomed-out perspective on trust, and to help you think about the crucial role trust plays in a high-performing team.
Bad Leader Chronicle: Vague, unhelpful feedback
Providing an employee with feedback that you “want to see them demonstrate more leadership behavior” is UNHELPFUL feedback.
Bad Leader Chronicle: Toxic leader
Recently, a client emailed me a lengthy email thread between her and her boss and asked me for advice. I was APPALLED at the level of unprofessionalism and the lack of character her boss exhibited.
Bad Leader Chronicle: Skipping 1:1s
Does your leader frequently skip your 1:1 meetings?
Bad Leader Chronicle: Ineffective onboarding
A blatant example of very poor onboarding in an organization.
Bad Leader Chronicle: Ineffective Feedback
When you try to express constructive information to a leader and they respond with ineffective feedback.
Why seeking perfection instead of progress is hurting you
How many of you are perfectionists? Perfectionism might be negatively affecting your self-esteem and confidence levels. Does perfectionism cause you paralysis when you have to work on a task or make a decision? Do you avoid things because of fearing failure or mistakes?
How to effectively share your work style & communication preferences
Wouldn’t it be helpful if we understood ourselves well enough and we felt confident enough to share with others our quirks and hot buttons in order to help them communicate more effectively with us?
