Employee Engagement, Leadership
Arrogance is Leadership Kryptonite
There’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance. When leaders are confident, they have a deep belief in their ability to make a difference in the world. Confidence is an important competency in leadership, and…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership
From Peer to Supervisor…Managing the Minefield
Congratulations! You’ve just been notified by your boss that you received the promotion. You’re both excited and scared. Excited because your hard work is paying off, and your salary just increased by 35 percent. Nervous…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership
When Authentic Leadership Fails
Honesty, transparency, and trustworthiness are all traits great leaders aspire to have. They are also traits that come to mind when you think of authentic leadership. Authentic leadership sounds like something we should all strive…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership, Productivity
How to Handle Boredom in the Workplace
If you’ve ever had a job where you were bored, then you know the chances of suddenly becoming fully engaged in your role are extremely low. While we’re all bored on occasion, it’s a mistake…
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What if it’s Me?
In my post Are You a Coachable Leader, I talk about how my executive coaching success rate hovers around 50%. Half of the managers I coach genuinely want to develop their leadership skills, and go…
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Employee Engagement
Is Your Employee Engagement Surveys a Waste of Time?
Throughout our 25 years of conducting employee engagement surveys, numerous people have told us that surveys are a huge waste of time and just don’t work. In many cases, they’re absolutely right. It’s important to…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership
Is it Time to Ditch the Performance Appraisal?
Every year, the Wall Street Journal, New Yorker or some other reputable newspaper or magazine publishes an article touting the benefits of doing away with performance appraisals. Almost always, these articles are backed up by…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership
Will Your Employees Stay or Stray?
In a job market where talent shortages are increasing and employees feel more comfortable with changing jobs, the topics of retention and engagement are important priorities for leaders and organizations. It wasn’t long ago that…
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Employee Engagement, Leadership, Productivity
The Reason Your Best Employees Are Unhappy
We recently consulted with a team that is struggling with low morale. Almost everyone on the team was experiencing low levels of motivation and engagement. To my surprise, however, we found that in this particular…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Productivity
How Do You Handle a Brilliant Jerk?
I’ve worked on several executive coaching projects where one member of the team is a royal jerk. What makes someone a jerk? Here’s our definition: a jerk or jackass is someone who is rude, abrasive,…
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