The level you have reached as a leader doesn’t impact your need to learn, innovate, and grow. Zeroing in on the goals you want to achieve and understanding creative challenge resolutions helps you and your business be great. Finding a mentor and even being a mentor can help fulfill that need. Mentoring is about encouraging […]
Leaders are perpetually working toward building strong teams and fostering collaboration between teams. Leaders work hard to ensure that their teams are communicating clearly with one another and working together to bring the best value for the customer. What leaders don’t always recognize is that they may be guilty of killing their own efforts. There […]
When the country went into lockdown last March, leaders had to make some snap decisions to ensure their companies remained productive and profitable. Remote work became more mainstream, video calls took the place of business travel, and work environments became more flexible. Leadership styles too had to make a shift. When we say core leadership […]
Although managing business transformation is part of being a leader, times of unforeseen change can mean leaders take on extreme levels of stress. Having a trusted ally or sounding board can enable you to maneuver the hurdles more smoothly. An executive coaching relationship, done right, empowers leaders to find a clearer view of the opportunities […]
Over the past year our country (and the world) have been dealing with a new level of unexpected loss. According to Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, there have been more than 429,000 deaths in the United States from Covid-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that approximately 97% of the deaths were people […]
Building trust as a leader is as complicated as you make it. If you are a good example to follow, tell the truth, know when to listen and when to provide feedback – you are good to go. Not every leader is the same, but fundamentally trusting those you have hired to perform, is a […]
Why do good people leave their jobs? Leaders, managers, and HR executives ponder and debate this question all the time. The most recent trend says that employees leave bad managers. Which is true. But one of the other reasons that has bubbled to the top is job flexibility and company culture. Millennial and Gen Z […]
Leaders are used to facing challenges. But after being inundated with the unexpected over the past year, you may be hoping for a little break. Every year we spend time laying out or at least adjusting our strategic business plans at least once to prepare for the most obvious obstacles. The more experience you earn, […]
What does conflict mean to you? Disagreement, opposition, argument, antagonism? Is it something you relish or avoid? Healthy conflict in a trusted environment leads to constructive debate and can enable your company to achieve greater productivity, profitability, and ultimately be a more satisfying place to work. Healthy conflict builds cohesive teams. The problem is that […]