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How to help your team deal with change…
If your employees are resisting change, as a leader you need to ask yourself: -> Do they feel change is happening TO them or that change is happening WITH them? Recently, I was leading a session with HR leaders who...
Sometimes as a leader, your ‘gut response’ is not always the best strategy…
In a recent coaching session with a senior leader, she was expressing frustration over her employees who were not performing well. She described how they constantly complain about the changes and even more so over the...
Money isn’t enough to make employees (even senior leaders) feel appreciated…
In a coaching session with a senior leader recently, he shared how his corporate boss sent him an email ACKNOWLEDGING and APPRECIATING him for his and his team’s effort on the turnaround of their facility—and for a job...
What the current work climate means for your leaders…
A McKinsey study found that 19 million workers have quit their jobs since 2021. And 36% who quit in the last 6 months did so without having a new job. Their research revealed why so many employees are willing to...
How assumptions hinder your leadership effectiveness…
Where do assumptions come from? Our natural wiring, life experiences, beliefs, values, and what we tell ourselves about our life experiences all play a role in assumptions we make about people and circumstances - often...
How to QUESTION your way to CREATIVE SOLUTIONS and remove roadblocks to success.
For the leader who feels perpetually responsible, let’s get you UNSTUCK…How to QUESTION your way to CREATIVE SOLUTIONS and remove roadblocks to success. One of my clients, a senior operations leader, told me recently...
Are you the kind of leader who thrives in complexity?
Historically, successful leaders were evaluated and measured by how much they GOT DONE. As a manager, YOU were the EXPERT. YOU got the RESULT. YOU solved the problems. YOU instructed others. That is how you were...
What’s your “hill to die on”?
We’ve all heard this phrase before. It’s what we say when we’re trying to determine which battles are worth fighting and which battles are better left alone for our sake and for the sake of all involved. As a #leader,...
How to SET and KEEP boundaries as a leader…
Being an approachable and supportive leader is a great goal, but what happens when doing this becomes a stressor and you’re interrupted all day with no way to get your work done? Now you’re taking home work after...