Leadership, Leading Change
Successfully Moving from Peer (and friend) to Manager
You’ve just received a promotion, and you’re ecstatic. You can’t wait to start your new leadership position, and the wheels are already turning with exciting ideas to implement. But, it comes to your attention…
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Communication, Leadership
Boss . . . We Have A Problem!
No one likes to be the bearer of bad news, but life happens and problems are a reality. So how do you bring a problem to your manager’s attention without being the messenger that…
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Leadership, Leading Change
Leading Change in the Face of Opposition
Robert F. Kennedy once said, “About twenty percent of the people are against any change.” Our findings, in working with managers and supervisors tasked with leading organizational change, support Kennedy’s theory. No matter how…
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Leadership, Leading Change, Productivity
Great Leaders Make Tough Decisions Quickly
Sound decisions are a hallmark of great leadership. But, that doesn’t make decisions, such as whether to terminate a member of the team or share an employee concern with your own leader, any easier. How…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership, Most Popular Posts
4 Easy Ways to Recognize and Celebrate Success
With the million and one things that keep us busy every day, it is far too easy to forget to take the time to celebrate our many successes along the way. George Burns said it best:…
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Leadership, Productivity
How to Achieve a Balanced Life
With ever-increasing demands in both our professional and personal lives, work/life balance can feel impossible to achieve. And yet, achieving a balanced life is critical to our health, happiness, and success. Many, if not most,…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
8 Ways to Successfully Lead Millennials
It’s hard to conduct a leadership seminar these days without someone bringing up their difficulties with managing millennials. Millennials (defined as those aged 18-34) now number 75.4 million, surpassing the 74.9 million Baby Boomers (ages…
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Communication, Leadership, Productivity
8 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders
We’re all familiar with what an IQ is, but far fewer people are in touch with how their EQ, or emotional intelligence, impacts their success. To be effective at building relationships where people are motivated…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Gratitude is Good for Us, and Good for Business
Gratitude has one of the strongest links to mental health and satisfaction with life of any personality trait—more so than even optimism, hope, or compassion. Grateful people experience higher levels of positive emotions such as…
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Communication, Leadership, Negotiation
Do Your Words Attract or Repel Others?
To be successful as a leader, you need to be able to build relationships where people are highly motivated to follow your passion, vision, and direction. Consider for a moment the effect your words have…
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