Leadership skills
4 Unexpected Things Leaders Can Do to Help Employees Achieve Their Career Goals
Part of true leadership is caring about your employee's career as much as you do about your own. I've been privileged to help employees achieve their career goals for over three decades. My experience teaches me there are both obvious, and not so obvious, tricks to helping employees advance in their trade.
15 Important Things Every Leader Should Do When Having A Difficult Conversation
No one enjoys having difficult conversations—especially not in the workplace. However, sometimes, these types of discussions are necessary in the interest of your business. Leaders might struggle talking about difficult or touchy topics, but it’s important to brace yourself to broach tough subjects with your team and stakeholders.
How To Fire Someone And Not Get Sued
Let's start with a confession. I have to admit that I fibbed a bit: chances are you will get sued if you fire someone eventually. But there are things you can do to avoid lawsuits and be ready if one does happen.
Top Ways To Create A Thriving Work Environment Through Inspirational Leadership
What does it mean to work in a “thriving” workplace? How clearly can we picture what that looks like? It might take different forms in different environments, but some of the hallmarks include:
People who love and engage with what they do
A workplace where people can see the bigger picture
A place where people are empowered to do their best work and be their best selves
10 Ways to Become a Better Leader
Anyone can sit in a corner office and delegate tasks, but there is more to effective leadership than that. Effective leaders have major impacts on not only the team members they manage, but also their company as a whole. Employees who work under great leaders tend to be happier, more productive and more connected to their organization – and this has a ripple effect that reaches your business's bottom line.
6 Top Tips To Boost Your Career In The Last Quarter Of 2019
In the last few months, I’ve interviewed women on my podcast, Green Connections Radio, and for this Forbes blog who show us how to pivot our way to a fulfilling career.
5 Signs You Need To Take A Risk In Your Career
Risk-taking is not the only determinate to success, but it is an important influencer when well-timed and utilized strategically.
Want Employees To Be More Engaged?
Humanity is in short supply at many workplaces, where it’s been pushed out by automation and a culture of overwork. Social psychologist Adam Waytz writes about a surprising way to restore humanity and also improve employee engagement: Giving people the time and encouragement to unplug completely from their jobs.
How To Know When Your Brand Story Is Boring (And What To Do About It)
We’ve all got that one friend. As soon as I start to describe them, you’ll know who I’m talking about.
Whenever you hang out, it could take half an hour or it could take all day, but they always bring up the same stories. Maybe it’s an embarrassing one from the office holiday party. Or maybe it’s an epic tale of the last sale they made. But you can almost sense when they’re about to launch into their story for the umpteenth time--your cue to smile at them while thinking about what you’ll have for dinner tonight.
If You Do These 5 Things, It's Obvious You Are A Micromanager
When you micromanage employees, you send the message that you either don’t trust your team or you don’t trust yourself.