Leadership
Confidence vs. Arrogance: 9 Tips for Confident Leaders
I’m working with an executive who is highly confident, but people describe him as being arrogant. It’s interesting because there is a very fine line between being confident and being arrogant. So, what does…
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Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Friendship and Leadership – The Do’s and Don’ts
Some leaders naively believe that if they are friends with their direct reports and their direct reports like them, the job of leading them will be a lot easier. When you spend 40+++ hours a…
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Leadership
[Vlog] Dealing with Conflict: 7 Tips for Building a Collaborative Team
I’m advising an executive right now, who has this challenge. She has two employees reporting to her that hate each other’s guts. Now, I may be a little extreme with that expression but I’m…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership
Six ways to show you care about your employees
To be a successful leader, you need to find the sweet spot of balancing care for your team members and your focus on results.
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Tips
When You Know You Are Making a Bad Decision
In my experience as an executive coach and advisor, I have seen a lot of bad decisions made by very good leaders. All great leaders make regrettable decisions and mistakes – we’re only human, and…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching
What’s Micromanagement?
There are a plethora of ways managers find success in motivating and leading their employees. But sometimes, leadership focuses too much on moment-to-moment productivity, creating an environment that actually stifles progress. Sometimes, the manager becomes…
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Communication, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Are You a Toxic Leader?
Right out of school, my first job was the stuff of horrors. I stepped from college to working for a manufacturer. My boss was moody and, if that alone wasn’t enough, he was also a…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching
Leadership Styles: Are You an Extrovert, Introvert or Ambivert?
When we think about leadership, the general perception is that extroverted leaders have traditionally been projected as having an advantage. A recent study by the University of Toronto Scarborough found that extroverts have an advantage…
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Communication, Executive Coaching
Communication… A Leader’s Greatest Challenge
Our 2019 Employee Opinion Survey Benchmarks are telling us that communication continues to be a challenge for leaders. This is surprising, considering that at no time in history have leaders been better equipped to communicate…
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Communication, Executive Coaching
What…Two of my Employees Don’t Like Each Other?
A manager asked us, “What do you do when two employees refuse to work with each other?” Prior to the employees refusing to work with each other, the manager let us know that they had…
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