What feels less strange now that we have reached approximately 6 months with Covid-19 in the U.S. Have you noticed that it feels more normal to see everyone in masks? We have learned to social distance at the store and in lines.Meeting friends for walks or a meal in the park feels … [Read more...]
Back-to-back Meetings Are Killing Us – 5 Tips For Sanity
Let’s break out of the mold which structures 30 minute or 1 hour meetings. They don’t have to be that way. For instance, how about a 10 or 20 minute meeting? If it must be a long one, try 50 minutes vs. 60 minutes. Why? We need a break Even before WFH (work from home), these back to back meetings … [Read more...]
Better Communication: Connecting to Build Rapport While Still Being Authentic
Clients often ask me how they can be authentic and true to themselves as a leader while still improving their communication. People struggle to communicate with stakeholders who have vastly different communication styles and thinking. When we realize these styles exist and know how to address them, it … [Read more...]
Two Perspectives On Leading In a Crisis
Positive surprises from a virtual leadership With most of us on video conference calls all day for work, it can get tiring. Here are two good outcomes from the manager’s perspective on their benefits of going 100% virtual. What are your pros/cons on virtual leadership? First … [Read more...]
How to Authentically Self-Promote Yourself to Your Boss at Work
You might be struggling with feeling inauthentic with your boss when it comes to self-promotion. Although it may feel uncomfortable, this is a necessary part of your manager’s evaluation process of you. On one hand, you want to tell the boss about your accomplishments and progress, and good news in your … [Read more...]
How Small to Medium Businesses Can Survive the Crisis
Last month changed everything for most people on earth. My husband and I decided to take action to help and support small and medium sized businesses who are suffering during the Covid-19 crisis. We want to provide support, resources and mentors to help them keep their teams employed and support … [Read more...]
When Cool Heads Prevail
Are people talking about you behind your back and saying you’re a hothead? Or, do you notice your team is on edge all the time? What does this say about your ability to handle crisis? Charlie was in his 30s and had a lot of potential--if only he could figure out how to modulate his … [Read more...]
Steps to Personal Development and Growth for Leaders
Bumpy ball development journey Babies develop rapidly, just ask parents and grandparents aware of the milestones of development. We learn from pediatricians, bloggers, videos, books and articles telling parents how to stimulate their child’s brain. It can be overwhelming and contradictory … [Read more...]
Looking forward to employee engagement
Most of my clients have active employee engagement programs. They measure employee satisfaction, train employees around improving their engagement and work with the managers and leaders to role model better behaviors. Why is it important? The importance of employee … [Read more...]
Having trouble focusing on priorities?
Let’s assume you have a couple of work priorities involving teams or groups of people. If you are struggling and cannot move forward on your priorities let’s look closely at them and apply some best practices on managing change. One place to start is to look at the John Kotter Change Model and other … [Read more...]
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