Today, many leaders and bosses fear asking questions because they believe people are easily offended, view comments as microaggressions, or feel uncomfortable being put on the spot. But asking the right questions the right way and getting people thinking and talking is how you generate new ideas, resolve problems, and manage conflicts. How to Ask … Read more
“Leader and manager development” is at the top of the list of priorities for HR leaders during 2024, according to Gartner’s annual HR Priorities survey. According to the survey, here are several of the factors driving this priority: Productivity anxiety Employee conflict Mutual distrust between employees and bosses Pressure for operational proficiency Also: Bosses (managers) … Read more
With worldwide and personal events taking an emotional toll on you as a leader and boss, it’s easy to feel like you’re on a never-ending hamster wheel … the continuous and repetitive cycle that keeps you immobile and uncertain about what to do or going around in circles trying to achieve intended results. Even though … Read more
Listening and hearing are critical skills for every boss today. But they are not the same skill! Listening is paying attention to a message to hear, understand, and physically or verbally respond to it. Hearing is the process, function, or power of perceiving sound. (HandyHandouts.com) When you listen to what your teams and employees say, … Read more
Today’s workplaces are undergoing tough changes and need resilient bosses! But, instead, many bosses allow their frustrations and inability to transform relationships and situations to get in the way. Do you: Believe hiring for job fit is nonsense and takes too much time? Believe your team should get their jobs done faster by doing it … Read more
Traditionally, resilience was about being mentally tough, stoic, and silent about your true feelings. In other words, don’t say anything and hide your reactions. The American Psychological Association defines resilience: Resilience is the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to … Read more
If we want people to talk to us more, we should start by listening to them more. Simon Sinek Would you like to achieve epic results? Have working relationships with team members that develop them to be leaders? Keep reading! When we’re in meetings or conversations, and someone else is talking, we often allow ourselves … Read more
Often, as leaders, we take ourselves too seriously and lose our ability to influence others. Then, our results suffer, and so do our customers, team members, and bottom line. How do you know when you’re taking yourself too seriously? When you … Fail to build on ideas and create win-win-win outcomes. Openly disparage others that … Read more
As a leader (boss, manager, individual contributor), have you: Had a meltdown when situations didn’t go your way? Used microaggressions to get others’ attention when not feeling heard? Refused to listen to ideas and solutions you didn’t want to hear? Had a tantrum when you lost a client, or the results were less than stellar? … Read more
“The paradox is that the very things that hold us back are the reasons we need a coach in the first place.” Seth Godin Being coachable opens up unimaginable doors and opportunities! All successful leaders and future leaders have coaches! As a result, they develop the skills, competencies, and inner confidence that comes from being … Read more