The leadership landscape is shifting beneath our feet, transforming faster than a chameleon on a disco floor. As the bedrock of traditional management crumbles, leaders find themselves at a crossroads of innovation and obsolescence. Artificial intelligence, automation, and shifting employee expectations are reshaping the business landscape. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by these changes, you’re not … Read more
“I Don’t Want to Touch That with a 10-Foot Pole!”—Is This How You Handle Tough Conversations at Work? We’ve all been there. That moment when you realize a difficult conversation is looming on the horizon—whether it’s giving feedback about performance or addressing an uncomfortable situation. Suddenly, your stomach knots up, and all you want to … Read more
“And down the stretch they come!” That should sound familiar if you’ve been to The Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. The announcer yells with excitement as the horses make the final turn toward the finish line. Everyone is routing for the horses they placed bets on. Pick the winning horse? You’re thrilled … Read more
You’ve been working really hard to hang in there on that New Year’s resolution. It hasn’t been easy. Sometimes, you feel like you’ve failed and you might as well give up. Don’t fall into that trap. To help you stay the course, I’m sharing 5 tips that will help you realize your goals and achieve … Read more
Ineffective crisis leadership of your operations and, most importantly, your human capital will cripple your organization. That is the main takeaway from my book, Resilience Ready: The Leader’s Guide to Thriving Through Unrelenting Crises. Even though unemployment is currently low, inflation is very high, and companies are signalling that dark clouds may be on the … Read more
If you are a leader faced with having to furlough or layoff employees during this COVID-19 pandemic, you’re feeling the pressure. You’re having to make tough decisions about your workforce. Through this process, you need to consider not only how to have the conversations with those affected employees, but also the team that remains. In … Read more
Your brightest talent is ready to walk out the door. Why? C-Suite executives are operating by three long-standing myths about leadership that don’t align with what you expect from others. Your operating leaders are stuck in the middle of this “do as I say, not as I do” culture. These three myths are sabotaging C-Suite executives. … Read more
Congratulations, you’ve just been promoted to a management position. Now, what do you do? You’re excited about your new role. But, also a little unsettled because you’re trying to figure things out as you go. Unfortunately, your preparation to step into a leadership role has been minimal to non-existent. Or, given the demands of your … Read more
We’ve all had them — the times we’ve tried to delegate and things turned out all wrong. I recently had three days to turn around a focus group report for the executives of a client. I hired a virtual assistant to transcribe the discussion. The report I got back was missing segments of the meeting … Read more
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