Communication, Leadership
7 Ways to Effectively Deal with Constructive Feedback
Negative feedback is hard to accept, no matter who you are. As leaders, however, our ability to develop our skills and become strong, successful leaders depends on our ability to listen to feedback effectively and…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
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, 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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Leadership
9 Mistakes New Managers Make
Getting promoted into a managerial role for the first time is both exciting and stressful. It’s a step up in your career, and a big one at that. The new role requires a whole new…
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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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Leadership, Productivity
Procrastination – The One Habit You Need to Quit
All of us, from time to time, have procrastinated both professional and personal tasks or projects. By definition, procrastination is the intentional and habitual postponement of a task, in favor of a less-important one. Procrastination…
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Leadership, Productivity
Aim or Blame… What’s Your Leadership Game?
As an introvert, I normally don’t engage in much conversation with the people sitting next to me on planes. There was an exception to this rule on a recent flight to Atlanta, but I need…
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Communication, Leadership
6 Words Undermining Your Ability to Build Trust
“Let me be honest with you.” “I need to be transparent with you.” “Can I be frank?” We hear these phrases frequently, but they all share one big problem. Indirectly, these phrases are telling the…
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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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