3 Risks of Not Developing New Leaders What happens when a leader is left to fend for himself without training, guidance, or support? Sometimes, it works out, but there are risks. Take Stan, for example. Stan had worked at the local manufacturing plant for eight years, moving up to team lead, then production supervisor, and…
Are You Waiting for Your Boss to Do These 5 Things? What are the traits and behaviors that the best leaders integrate into their day-to-day interaction with their teams? You probably have a list. Here are the top 5 things that my coaching clients tell me they want from their boss: Organized and transparent in…
Three Secrets to Managing A Bad Boss I hope you have a great boss who sets clear expectations and trusts you to do your best work. Just in case you don’t have that boss now, it’s crucial to have the right tools and resources for managing the less-than-perfect or flat-out awful boss of today. Talented…
How Great Leaders Actually Delegate Great leaders delegate. How many times have you heard your boss say, “I don’t have time to train someone to take on this task”? Have you ever said, “I won’t let anyone else do this, because they’ll never do it right.” Now ask yourself, what happens to leaders who fail…
The True Cost of Workplace Conflict What is Your Conflict Management Style? How many hours a week do you spend dealing with workplace conflict? According to a study by CPP Global, U.S workers spend more than 2.5 hours per week on conflicts, costing businesses an estimated $359 billion in one year. Conflict in the…
The Pros and Cons of Internal and External Coaches How to Choose the Best Option for You Should you use an internal or external coach to help develop your managers and leaders? As part of this month’s theme on developing teams that think more strategically, the question of using internal coaches or external coaches came…
How to Build a Team that Thinks Strategically Getting Your Team to the Next Level of Performance Recently, a client asked for support in getting her team to think more strategically. This year, Sandra took on a strategic growth initiative at her CEO’s request that requires a new level of skill, accountability, and client interaction…
Finding the Focus and Discipline for What Matters Most What Drives Your Choices Makes a Difference The first quarter of the year has already sped by. How are you coming along on all the goals you set for 2018? If you have checked most of the goals off your list, congratulations are in order.…
Building Trust Begins with You Or, How to Be the Grownup in the Room Are you waiting for “the other person” at work to take the first step in building trust? In the last newsletter, I wrote about the boss who trusted me to take on a major project in an area where…
What is Possible When Your Team has Trust And How to Build Trust if It Doesn’t Does your team work in an environment of trust or fear? You will know the answer to that question when you observe how mistakes are handled. If I am working in an environment of trust, I can readily admit…