Nov 10, 2016 | Communication, Leadership
When was the last time you gave constructive feedback to one of your employees? Have you ever felt like you’re reaching out to them with your words of encouragement? Did they change their work and behavior after listening to you? Ah, that feedback. It’s one of your...
Oct 25, 2016 | Communication, Leadership
How to Write a Speaker Bio That Sells You + Your Presentation You are presenting at a professional conference or networking group on your specialty. That’s great! Next, you receive one of the most dreaded emails from the organizers, “Please send us your...
Jun 2, 2016 | Leadership, Stress, Team management
Use stress-relieving tactics to boost office productivity Although stress and work are often seen as two sides of the same coin, managers and other company leaders play an essential role in how employees perceive and manage stress at work. Good stress can motivate...
Mar 15, 2016 | Leadership, Retention, Team management
During one 24 hour period I had four interesting conversations. Conversation #1: Someone in a key position with a large retail organization told me how the manager of one their stores came to him complaining about how poorly she is treated by her supervisor and her...
Mar 7, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
4 takeaways from an expert on rejection If there were one universal truth in business, perhaps it would be knowledge that you will get rejected – often. Google successful people who have experienced rejection, and you’ll find some of the most established household...
Mar 4, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
There’s a part of emotional discipline and intelligence that is key to leaders successfully creating collaborative outcomes. It would appear, from my experience with thousands of them in training and executive coaching sessions, to be the portion known as...