Co-worker Won’t Listen? How to Get Them to Take Your Idea Seriously
Powerful Conversation Starters Get a Distracted Co-worker to Pay Attention to Your Great Idea You have a great idea. You’re confident it’s game-changing. Maybe it will reduce a big frustration for your customers, or save you and your co-workers a ton of...
After the layoff: How to support your team when it just got smaller
Practical Tips to Help You and Your Team Heal After a Heartwrenching Layoff My LinkedIn feed and email inbox are filled with news of layoffs and reorganizations causing unexpected career turbulence. And I’ve had more than a few phone calls from really talented...
When Goal Setting Demotivates Your Team and Kills Their Spirit
Goal Setting Will Energize People When You Avoid These Common Mistakes Effective goal setting brings out the best in people. But if people can’t “win”, don’t feel their work matters, don’t understand why a goal exists, and feel tossed around without a strong...
How to Lead a Negative Team Member
When you have a negative team member, strive to understand what’s happening. Leading a negative team member can be frustrating. You have a vision, and you’re energized about your new solution, but they’re skeptical, critical, and keep bringing up problems. Or, you...
