Communication, Leadership, Leading Change
Leading in a Coronavirus Crisis
There is no better time to emerge as the leader than in the middle of a crisis. Whether the crisis is the loss of a major customer, the main server failing, the price of your…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership
The Top Ten Mistakes New Managers Make
So, you have been recently promoted from peer to supervisor or have been hired from outside your organization to lead a division, department or branch. Most likely, you have been promoted or hired into this…
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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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Communication, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leading Change
Are You a Good Decision Maker?
A manager we are coaching told us that they had been researching buying new software for their organization for close to two years. This leader was highly analytical and did not want to make the…
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Communication, Leadership
Accountability and Responsibility… What’s the difference?
What is important to understand as a leader is there is a huge difference between accountability and responsibility.
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