The Big Problem with Little White Lies
When’s the last time you sat in a meeting and heard a “little white lie”? Sure, what they presented was “technically” the truth. The statistics they presented were real, but no one walked away with the full story. Perhaps you found...
Leadership Candy Hearts: A Valentines Day Teambuilder
Leadership grows with conversation. It’s Valentines day– How about spreading the conversation with a few candy hearts? I still get nostalgic for the doily decorated lunch bag full of cardboard valentines in elementary school, coupled with that sickening...
5 Ways to Support Your Boss (Without Kissing Up)
How to Support Your Boss… Without Kissing Up Let’s talk about how to support your boss—really support them—without losing your edge, your boundaries, or your self-respect. Because here’s the deal: I don’t know your boss. Maybe she’s inspiring. Perhaps he’s...
Getting to the Root Cause of Attendance Problems
“Our supervisors just need to get more disciplined about administering the attendance policy.” “We are just being too lenient with FMLA” “There’s no way he’s really sick again.” Attendance issues can be frustrating. In...How To Reset Your Team's Expectations
In Friday’s post, How To Transform Mid-Team, we talked about you how prepare your team for your evolving leadership style. But what if you also have new expectations for your team? Not only are you evolving, but you need them to as well. That’s even more...
How to Transform Mid-Team
The best time to transform to a radically new leadership style is when you start fresh with a new team. But that’s not always practical or feasible. You’ve been reading blogs and books, watched webinars, and received some 360 feedback—but your team...
When Your Inner Voice Grabs the Mic
As leaders self-talk is important. We must listen to our inner voice. But what if our inner voice gets scared and wants to grab the mic? What if our inner voice wants too much affirmation? What if our inner voice needs excessive feedback? Can an extraverted inner...
Advice on Advice
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? Ever given? What advice do you wish you had ignored? What guidance do you wish you could retract? “Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it seeks into the...
