August 14th, 2012
Three Things You Must Do When Thrust Into a Leadership Position
You receive a call from your manager in the morning and she tells you that she has a family emergency […]
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August 6th, 2012
What Exactly is Your Intent?
The other day, I suddenly realized or admitted rather, that I had the blues—I was, shall we say, in a […]
August 2nd, 2012
Is 0% Turnover Achievable?
Finding and hiring good employees is quite expensive. Placing ads on sites like monster.com can run several hundred dollars each. […]
July 31st, 2012
A Five-Step Process to Recover From Mistakes
If you’re a manager, you need your employees to know that you’re capable of handling your leadership position, and mistakes […]
July 26th, 2012
Four Ways to Escape From a CYA Culture
CYA – We all know what it means. People are so afraid of getting in trouble with their peers or […]
July 24th, 2012
So Your I-Message Went Over Like a Lead Balloon – Now What?
When you hear resistance or some other feeling-reaction to your I-Message, you’ll need to make a quick shift and back […]
July 17th, 2012
Four Ways to Measure Your Own Leadership Style
Being a leader places you in this precarious position where you don’t receive much feedback on your management modus operandi […]
July 9th, 2012
How Much Do You “Love” Performance Reviews? Wish They Would Go Away?
(With help from Thomas Gordon and the L.E.T. book The Periodic Planning Conference: A New Approach to Performance Evaluation One […]
June 28th, 2012
Is That Really Your Need Or Is That Your Solution?
1. Bill needs to save money on gas so he buys a hybrid car. 2. Alberto wants to get into […]
June 27th, 2012
Your Most Important Asset
So how do you, as a manager, improve your relationships with your direct reports so that they deliver on your […]