How to Manage Your Stress Without Frustrating Your Team
You’re working hard to manage your stress and create a sense of calm for your team. But now your team is looking at you and wondering if you get it. They think, “If she really understood what was happening here, she wouldn’t be so calm!” So,...
How to Help Your Boss Give You a Better Performance Review
Be the Leader You Want Your Boss To Be: Help Them Give You a Better Review If you’re dreading your performance review, we invite you to be the leader you want your boss to be and take a bit of initiative. “But that’s not my job,” you might say....
On Being Grateful: An Asking For a Friend Interview with Dan Rockwell
We’re excited to share this special Thanksgiving edition of Asking For a Friend. Karin interviews Dan Rockwell, Leadership Freak, about how to be grateful—even during difficult times. In this episode, we unpack some of Dan’s recent and inspirational...
How Leaders Can Find the Fun During the Slog
Find the fun with authenticity, surprise, and variety. Robert unmuted his microphone, leaned into the camera, and asked in a near-whisper: “How can we find the fun again?” We were facilitating at the Inc 5000 Vision Conference, helping leaders navigate the...
Leading While Green – Interview with Pierre Quinn
Your new leaders – the ‘green’ ones, are an incredible resource and the literal future of your business. If you are a new leader, the lessons to learn and the natural influence you see from more senior leaders can feel overwhelming. In this...
Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about Executive Development
In this month’s Frontline Festival, top leadership experts share their perspectives and insights on executive development. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors. Executive Development on a Personal Level...
How to Exit Your Job With Grace and Support Your Successor
How do you exit your job with grace? You’re on to the next thing. Perhaps it was your call. Maybe not. Maybe you’re happy. Perhaps you’re not. In fact, perhaps “not happy” is an understatement. But it’s not about you. It’s...
Strategic HR: How to Help Your HR Team Be More Strategic
You want to build a strategic HR team that gets it- compassionate business partners who know their craft AND understand what matters most for the business. Today I offer some thoughts from both sides of the story as both an HR executive and a field leader leading...
