Building Trust – Whose Job Is It?
True story about one of the biggest regrets I have in my corporate career. At one point, I was part of a C-level leadership team (reporting to the CEO) and our business was facing immense challenges....
View ArticleThe Power of Appreciation
Most of us have pretty 24/7 work and family lifestyles. Business and busy-ness engulfs our lives. If you believe the employee engagement survey results, 71% of us are disengaged. Recently I was...
View ArticleFive Keys To Drive Employee Engagement
Does this sound familiar? You lack energy to go to work. Work feels like a paycheck and you focus your passions elsewhere. You want to make things better but you’re tired of your ideas not being...
View ArticleWhy Love is Essential to Leadership
Love in corporate America. An oxymoron? A new steamy reality show? For those of us who are jaded it seems impossible. Yet Kouzes & Posner, best-selling authors of the classic book “The Leadership...
View ArticleWhy We Need Authenticity in Workplaces
I was at a speaking engagement last week and the next day received the following letter from an attendee. To me it speaks of the very personal experience of a former corporate leader and why she left...
View ArticleGratitude is a Leadership Practice
Jane is overwhelmed at work with more on her to-do list than she can get done. John has a co-worker that is just plain difficult to work with. Claire has an inner critic that is really loud and she...
View ArticleAcknowledge A Co-Worker Everyday
In the U.S., Thanksgiving is over and most of us are tempted to quickly move forward with only hazy memories of the food coma from all that yummy food. After all, the stress of the holiday season is...
View ArticleHow To Get (And Be) A Better Boss
Your relationship with your boss is arguably the most important work relationship you have. Unfortunately for many people it is also one that is fraught with frustration, awkwardness, or simply lack of...
View ArticleFor Engaged Employees, Say Thanks
How do you express gratitude to the people you work with. Do you? In my corporate career I would say “thank you” walking out of a meeting or during a performance review discussion. But I never took the...
View ArticleThree Coaching Mistakes That Prevent Change In Others
“I just don’t know how to get through to John. My coaching isn’t working!” a senior leader exclaimed in frustration to me last week. It seemed like David’s feedback was falling on deaf ears and...
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