Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Managing Conflict in Your Team
Conflict is an inevitable part of any workplace, especially in diverse teams where individuals with varying backgrounds and perspectives come together. Just to be clear, disagreeing is not conflict. Disagreeing can shift the lens and spark new ideas. Conflicts can strain relationships and break down team cohesiveness. As a leader, your role in managing conflicts…
Read MoreStrategies to Develop and Strengthen Your Leadership Skills
Some people assume that being a boss or manager automatically makes them a great leader. I think we all know that isn’t true. The difference between a boss and a leader is that a boss merely manages their team, while a leader inspires and motivates them to achieve incredible things. Developing and strengthening leadership skills…
Read MoreLeadership Can Be a Lonely Place
Leadership can be a lonely place, if you let it. There are still leaders out there that put walls between themselves and their teams, thinking if they get too close to their teams it could cloud their judgement or create an awkward situation. That can feel very isolating and lonely. The ultimate danger of that…
Read MoreTop 5 Strategies to Empower Your Team
Top-down style of leadership is not an effective way of leading people. The mistake many leaders make, whether consciously or not, is to believe that they need to “command” or “shape” their team members. Which can lead to resistance, and, more importantly, unhappy team members. Fortunately, there’s a powerful way of thinking that can help…
Read MoreCorporate America Is at a Crossroads
Which side of history is your company going to be on? Flexibility or rigid structure? As leaders, we have ample evidence that remote working is achievable on a large scale over the last year. With COVID-19 forcing us all to shelter in place, that left no alternative but to work from home. That, for the…
Read MoreLeading Through Pandemic Exhaustion
Your employees are exhausted. You are exhausted. It is not just COVID-19 that is making everyone exhausted. Everyone appears to be on or near the edge. The consistent increase in daily stress is unrelenting this year. The 2020 election, no matter which side you are on, adds to the stress. Social unrest adds to the…
Read More4 Easy Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills
Whether you are officially a leader in an organization or not, we all use leadership skills in our everyday lives. Here are 4 easy ways to improve your leadership skills no matter your official role. Listen. If you are not asking people questions, you aren’t listening. It is critical as a leader to hear what…
Read MoreHelping Others Succeed is Part of Leading
Helping others succeed is an integral part of leading. Without it, you ultimately don’t succeed. Supporting individuals comes in many forms. An important one is helping them advance in their careers. Some people are very motivated in their advancement, while others are not. Use these suggestions in helping others succeed as part of leading and…
Read MoreCommon Leadership Mistakes
Leaders over time, if not careful, can find themselves in a self-made bubble or with blinders on as to what is going on around them. This lack of awareness can lead to mistakes which can erode the trust your team has in you. Opening up your awareness to when you make mistakes will help you…
Read MoreLeading With Transparency During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Transparency is defined as: the quality or state of being transparent. Transparent is defined one way as: readily understood, another way as: characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices. I would define it also as: clarity. It depends on where you are and how much you can disclose. Being transparent as…
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