By Kevin Eikenberry As a leader and coach, giving feedback is an important part of our job. And while we know that, sometimes we find it hard to give feedback because it doesn’t seem like people accept it. While there are many tactics and specific approaches you can use to give feedback, they will be more important when we start by remembering the goal of feedback. The … [Read more...]
A Brief Guide to Leadership for Introverts
By Janice Chaka If you're an introvert who recently stepped into a leadership role, don't fret. Read this brief guide to learn how you can tackle challenges and succeed. Are you an introvert looking for ways to be an effective leader? If so, you aren't alone! Approximately 25 to 40 percent of the population is composed of introverts. Just … [Read more...]
Building Commitment From Team Members
When you have high team member commitment, I can tell you several things about your situation as a leader: you have high retention, strong productivity, high levels of accountability, and your job is a bit easier. Since I’m sure you would like all of those things, I hope I have your attention. Now we realize that team member commitment is important, the question is … [Read more...]
Leadership is Mental
This is a guest post by Roger Hall, PhD and Business Psychologist. I believe Yoga Berra: “Ninety percent of baseball is mental, the other half is physical.” Anyone who is successful at any thing is mostly successful because of his or her mental discipline. This is true for any profession. For example, take a car mechanic: I was talking to a mechanic who was working … [Read more...]
5 Practical Steps You Can Take to Reduce Tension Between Co-workers
Tension between co-workers is one of the more common sources of emotional “pressure” build-up for people. Left unaddressed for long enough, the pressure can reach a boiling point. Fortunately, you can do something about it before the tension becomes a major conflict. 1. Create opportunities for people to better understand and appreciate their behavioral differences and … [Read more...]
Beyond Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way
A guest post by Richard Lee, author of Work That Counts. On a Saturday morning years ago, I distinctly remember a CEO bringing his execs together for a meeting to discuss a critical problem. These were all senior people, competent, forged at the best schools with the best companies. I was there as his organizational consultant. After about an hour, he became increasingly … [Read more...]
How Do Your Employees Feel About Returning to Work?
For many organizations, the new norm is work from home, and for many managers and employees, there is a great deal of uncertainty about if and when they will return to an office or on-site location. If you are one of them, your transition back to the office may be completely out of your hands, but one very critical role you can play is communicating with your employees to … [Read more...]
How to Stop Feeling Burned Out and Reengage in Your Work
Feeling a little burned out and looking for something to energize you? But Gary R. Simonds, MD, MHCDS, and Wayne M. Sotile, PhD—authors of the new book Thriving in Healthcare: A Positive Approach to Reclaim Balance and Avoid Burnout in Your Busy Life believe that the key to overcoming burnout is to make a choice to practice wonderment so that you can better cope with stress … [Read more...]
Encourage the Right Behaviors, Eliminate the Wrong Ones
It’s not true in every organization, but it is true in many: Leaders don’t understand their employees. They don’t know how to motivate, inspire and correct people effectively. As I work with my clients, I hear the same questions repeatedly: “How do I get my employees to … Quit complaining?” Do more than the bare minimum?” Contribute in meetings?” Show … [Read more...]
Managing Tricky Conversations in the Workplace
We are living in complicated times, friends. People seem to be up in arms over everything. Take this week's brouhaha over Nike deciding to include Colin Kaepernick in a new campaign. There seem to be two very distinct opinions regarding the company's decision, and neither side is pulling any punches. Once upon a time ago, our opinions were kept to ourselves or shared with a … [Read more...]