Upon hearing the news, Jamie felt exhilarated. And anxious. She’d just been tapped as the new leader of a critical team in her organization. Excited about the promotion she’d been hoping for, the ...
It’s that special time of year. Quarter 4 of 2024 is winding down and local restaurant reservations are ramping up as we celebrate the season with our co-workers and teams. In virtual and in-person ...
Sean opened the cheerful red envelope that topped the small pile of mail on his kitchen counter. The year’s first holiday party invitation had arrived. The chief revenue officer couldn’t believe it ...
This month, we’re continuing to examine Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2024 Report. Gallup’s research confirmed what many organizations across the globe are wrangling with: an unprecedented ...
In recent blog posts, we highlighted the precarious slope that employee engagement has been sliding down for the past decade. Increased anxiety, stress, and the inability to relax at work or at home ...
In last month’s blog post we discussed the 2024 Gallup State of the Global Workplace Report, detailing how employee disengagement has reached epic proportions. In case you missed the startling ...
We’ve moved past COVID, repositioned our workers, and gotten our footing again. In this new normal we’ve learned—grown—pivoted—and realigned. With so much hard work, one would assume that engagement ...
Jamie was frustrated. He had just been assigned a new project, and a new project team to support it, but he couldn’t seem to get them on the same page. They made decisions without consulting each ...
Kate was nervous. Still in the first week of her role as VP of Client Relations, her boss, Amy, had sent her an email asking her to stop by. She couldn’t imagine that anything was wrong, but felt ...
At long last, you’ve made the final hire to round out your executive team. Fully staffed and ready to dive into your organization’s new initiatives, you’re confident that your leaders will guide ...
Cheryl sat at her desk and picked up her cell phone. It was late on a Friday evening and she was alone in the office. She sent a text letting her college friends know that she was going to have to ...
It happened again. Doug sat in the conference room surrounded by his leadership team. After asking what he thought was a simple question, he was met with quiet stares. This had been a regular ...
Naomi was ecstatic to have been placed in charge of her company’s new initiative. Leading what could be a game-changing project, the timing couldn’t have been better for her to meet with her mentor, ...
We recently worked with a newly-hired leader, Luis, who had his hands full. Although well-equipped with a track record of success in his industry, Luis entered his new role with a critical challenge: ...
Jill had been hired as her company’s new president. One of her first board-assigned tasks was a big one: creating measurable improvement within the overall culture of the organization. Although a ...
When Jasmyn entered her manager’s office, she found him sitting at his desk with a pensive expression. Gazing toward the window, he didn’t appear to be taking in the view. “Is everything okay?” she ...
Just between you and me… how comfortable do you feel when providing feedback to your team members? If you replied, “Very! I just spoke to one of my direct reports,” that’s terrific, and we’ll explain ...
One of your leaders has a standout team member who is always there when he needs her. Just two years into her job, his enthusiastic direct report is self-motivated, innovative, and respected by her ...
“Her department has a lot of turnover, but she’s our most experienced employee.” I hear this a lot. And, I’m guilty of saying it myself. But with a shrinking workforce and a highly competitive talent ...
With a staggering 10,000 Baby Boomers predicted to retire from the workforce every day for the next 19 years, employee retention has taken on a whole new meaning. The pool of workers ages 16-64 is ...
No matter the industry, two areas of scarcity keep organizational leaders up at night: not enough time in the day, and not enough funds in the budget. Due to this, leadership development is often low ...
Within your company’s hierarchy, they’re your boots on the ground. Your peacemakers. Your interpreters. Your motivators. They’re your direct managers. Take a moment to think about how many frontline ...
As you dive into the new business year, you may be reflecting upon your leadership team. You’re thankful to have these high producers in place, and their consistent track records never fail to move ...
Think about the last time you attended a leadership training. What do you remember most about the day? Can you name your top three takeaways? And finally, how many of these have you incorporated into ...
As organizations across the world continue to battle the Great Resignation, they may be overlooking a valuable practice that will help them today… and ensure continued success tomorrow. Leadership ...
It’s a phenomenon I see all too often in my clients, my friends, and myself. Women leaders who are bright, hardworking, and successful, but can’t shake the feeling they are somehow failing.
Success is an ever-present concept, especially if you’re serious about leadership. We all want to feel successful and to be seen as successful by our peers, and there’s certainly no shortage of ...
We probably all have a horror story about an overbearing boss – one who had an explosive temper, set unreasonable expectations, or micromanaged every move we made. These “bad bosses” are the subject ...
As an executive coach, I spend a lot of time with people who are seeking some kind of change. They want to be better at managing their time, or communicating with their teams, or responding to the ...
Discipline. Just the word is likely to make you cringe. It calls to mind images of punishment, pain, and sacrifice. But, there’s no denying that self-discipline is a key to accomplishing your most ...
As a leader, one of your key responsibilities is to foster trust between the members of your team. Yet, this is a skill few of us are actually trained to perform.
