In much of my work, I see a tendency that many people have (including me) to play the victim during interpersonal conflict. I encourage my clients, and I strive myself, to overcome this tendency to blame every conflict on the other party. I call this tendency to blame others a victim mentality. When I am blaming others, I am a “victim” of their behavior … [Read more...]
Leadership Lessons from a Rainy Day
After several perfect spring days here where I live in Virginia, today has been nothing but dreary, chilly and rainy. The high I experienced early this week of being outdoors with my children has pretty much disappeared, and I find myself feeling grumpy, unmotivated and pessimistic. It's not in my nature to be any of those things, so it's prompted me to think about life, and … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Build Stronger Relationships With Remote Staff
This is a guest post by David Deacon, author and HR expert. In your new leadership role, are you responsible for leading remote employees? Most leaders have at least one partial or full-time remote employee or freelancer who reports to them. It's not easy. With employees working remotely or on flex schedules, it can be tough to create the kind of connection you need to help … [Read more...]
Unmotivated Employees? Start Here.
While motivating and inspiring employees (and keeping them that way) requires a good bit of strategy, a good place to start is simply to shift your language to be more positive. When people are constantly bombarded by negative messages, they can't help but feel negative too. It wears on them and can even convince them that nothing they do will be right. With some simple … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Do More Each Day (and Still Leave on Time)
How can you start boosting your productivity today? In my opinion, accomplishing more each day doesn't have to do with some life-changing process or technology. Instead, it's about finding extra minutes and even hours throughout your work week. It's about minimizing wasted time. Here's how I do it, and how you can too. Listen closely We know that being a better listener is a … [Read more...]