Leadership
How to Crisis- and Future-proof Your Organization
In countless business headlines and posts, we’ve all heard it . . . this new, disrupted, work environment is the “new normal.” A different workplace for a world that was different almost overnight. And while there’s no denying that the pandemic changed things dramatically, maybe it didn’t introduce a “new normal,” so much as reveal…
Read More4 Secrets to Managing Conflict for Supervisors Stuck in the Middle
Occasionally, I’m swept up in the moment and forget the adage, “There are two sides to every story.” (In the workplace, there are even more sides than that!) After all, managing people can be a hectic job where time is at a premium and emotions sometimes get the best of us. My many years in…
Read MoreHow Customized Supervisor Coaching Maximizes Potential
Have you ever wished you could have someone else’s skills, abilities, and/or talents? What made you feel that way? It could have been someone in your life who ignored your unique strengths or focused on your areas of weakness rather than your strengths. Supervisors who honor and bring out the diversity of individuals build strong…
Read MoreHow to Hold More Effective Meetings
In the work world, you’ll rarely see more eye-rolling as you do when you announce a meeting has been scheduled. Meetings feel like a necessary evil. Even if we believe communicating as a team is important, it feels like meetings steal time from individual productivity. The gatherings have developed a bad rap because they can be…
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