3 Listening Lessons We Can All Use From Political Leadership
A Guest Post from Rose Fass, CEO at Fass Forward. Many leaders talk a good game. Some have even managed to talk their way to the top. But ironically, there’s one leadership quality that often gets the silent treatment. It’s listening to how the message was received....What Great Customer Service Looks Like
What does great customer service look like? Best Superbowl Advertisement in Real Life It was the best Superbowl advertisement ever: It was Superbowl Sunday just before kickoff. It was the first appointment the Apple Genius Bar had available, my hard drive had crashed,...
8 Questions You Should Ask Your Boss
Build a Better Connection with Your Boss By Asking These 8 Questions Your boss is an imperfect human being doing the best they can– just like you. Help your manager help you, but starting deeper conversations. These eight questions make remarkably easy...
3 Unexpected Uses For Word Clouds: Leadership Style
At the beginning of each year, I travel the country giving inspirational kickoff speeches in call centers. This year, the theme of my speech is creating “connections” with our customers and our teams. What better way to reinforce connections, than to...
How to Be a Better Middle Manager
Practical Skills to Be a Better Middle Manager “Sam” was beaming with excitement as he told me about his promotion. He was in the throes of a transition from supervisor to middle manager, He’ll now lead leaders. “But it’s scary,” he...
Intimidation at Work: Why Fear is so Contagious (and Video)
Beware of Trickle-Down Intimidation One intimidating leader leads to another. Intimidation is contagious. If you want to crush fear and distrust, be careful what you do and say, even behind closed doors. Even to the people who you think can “handle it.” ...
Getting Past Fake Talk At Work
Fake talk diminishes relationships, slows work down, and jeopardizes results. At yet, the B.S. factor is alive and well in corporate America. We need more straight talk about fake talk. Fake talk is attractive as an easy way out. But when fake talk’s the norm,...
When To Stand Your Ground
“Pete” a leader in a new job with a substantial increase in scope and scale, asked me this seemingly simple question: “How do you know when to stand your ground?” I knew he needed more than my first instinct of “just go with your...
