Friendship, Leadership, Quest Newsletter
Ethical Leadership: A new kind of poverty?
Every day we are bombarded with news about decisions made by leaders that cause us to question their integrity and ethics. So much so that we have banned the news in our home, especially after 7:00 p.m., to stave off the restlessness that comes with this kind of news and in the hopes of getting a sound …
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Great Leaders Keep Employees Uncomfortable
Ensuring a positive and engaging work environment is a key leadership responsibility. But, when people confuse this responsibility with keeping everyone happy and base their decisions solely on this goal, problems arise. A manager…
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The New Golden Rule of Leadership
Most of us grew up with parents and teachers who taught us the Golden Rule; treat others the way you want to be treated. That is an awesome rule of thumb for most aspects of…
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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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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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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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Are You Asking the Right Questions?
My father passed away last year at 94 years-young. He was always fond of telling me, “Remember, people like you better when they’re the ones doing the talking.” Great leaders know this, and have a…
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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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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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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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