Leadership and Empathy – What Do They Have to Do With Each Other?
by Karlin Sloan How do you tell when your teams mood is low, and how to bring it back up? Great leaders are empathic. They can sense the morale of their team and address a dip in energy immediately....
View ArticleConversation Killers that Lead to Rampant Mistrust
by Lois Zachary Maria decided she had work to do. She identified ten behaviors to help her stay in good conversation. She reviewed them and, what’s more, she actually followed-through and got better at...
View ArticleThe Perils of Being the Shell Answer Man
Bill Garcia* is a manager at a manufacturing company who reveled in the fact that employees came to him for the answers. In fact, this made him feel really smart and helpful. Problem was, when his...
View ArticleHow to avoid being Sisyphus at work
“We don’t have a skills gap, we have a thinking gap.” Lou Adler, author of The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired Lou Adler is an Influencer on LinkedIn. As of this writing, he has 274,009...
View Article3 Ways to Avoid the Need to Be Right and Get What You Want
by Judith Glaser I’m sure it’s happened to you: You’re in a tense team meeting trying to defend your position on a big project and start to feel yourself losing ground. Your voice gets louder. You talk...
View ArticleThree Ways Managers Can Encourage Team Building
by Judith Glaser You walk into a meeting late and people are already in huddles. Colleagues glance over ever so briefly then turn back to their conversations. You sit down in a corner and use your...
View ArticleAvoid Proctrastination and Build Team Support
Don’t procrastinate on a decision; let’s face it, we make very few life or death, or irreversible decisions. It’s better to make the decision, execute quickly, validate and learn. The learning from the...
View ArticleAsk the One Question to Find the Best Talent
Probably one of the most dreaded questions in an interview is “So tell me about yourself.” It scares candidates, causes them to ramble and at best, you as the hiring manager, get a useless answer....
View ArticleVideos to Empower Managers to Be Good Coaches
“That’s their job, isn’t it?” That’s a common response from managers who think good work should be expected and that an annual review is the time to give feedback. Meanwhile, the team sees their...
View ArticleAre your people afraid? How to minimize fear and maximize trust
by Judith E. Glaser Are your people afraid? I’m not asking if you are a bully or a bad boss, or about the fear about being punished for a well-thought-out plan or product launch that fails. I’m talking...
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