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We are grown up now and as we sit in meetings with other adults it is still happening! Some folks are followers and others lead. Those...
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Susan Shapiro
- Dec 12, 2017
- 3 min
10 ways bosses improve teamwork and relationships
Last week’s post dealt with 10 reasons you may not get along with your boss. What if you are that boss? What’s your role in improving...
Susan Shapiro
- Dec 5, 2017
- 4 min
10 reasons you don’t get along with your boss
First, the solution- Muster the courage to ask, plan your conversation and seek feedback! Lack of alignment– Maybe you are not listening...
Susan Shapiro
- Apr 25, 2017
- 2 min
Inclusion and The Four Dimensions of Leadership
Ever feel excluded from a key meeting or social gathering? Feels pretty bad doesn’t it? It may bring back memories of what it felt like...
Susan Shapiro
- Mar 23, 2017
- 3 min
3 Leadership Lessons Learned From Sea Turtles
From the moment they’re hatched, sea turtles are hurled into the world to fend for themselves until they’re ready to fulfill their...
Susan Shapiro
- Jan 23, 2017
- 3 min
Master the Feedback Balancing Act
Great leaders take an active role in helping their employees grow. A major part of that process? They’ve learned to master the feedback...
Susan Shapiro
- Dec 5, 2016
- 3 min
An Up-Close Look at Remote Management
You land a new role. Exciting? Yes! But then you realize you’ll be managing people all over the country—or even the world. Time for...
Susan Shapiro
- Sep 26, 2016
- 4 min
It’s Real: The Fear of Asking for Help
Your manager finally trusts you to lead the big project. That joyful feeling of confirmation is soon interrupted by the queasy reality...
Susan Shapiro
- Jun 14, 2016
- 3 min
A Smarter Way to Identify High Potentials: The Challenge Factor
“WANTED: Future leaders to help our organization reach outrageous goals and face challenges we can’t even begin to imagine while using...
Susan Shapiro
- May 9, 2016
- 3 min
Making Peace with Conflict: What Leaders Need to Know
I was definitely surprised by the feedback from my last blog. While I discussed coping with a boss who avoids conflict, I was bombarded...
Susan Shapiro
- Apr 18, 2016
- 3 min
How to Cope with a Boss Who Avoids Conflict
When tortoises feel threatened, they retreat into their thick shells to safely wait out the potential crisis. But what happens when...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 29, 2016
- 3 min
Leaders Sinking? The Surprising Key to Survival
Leaders today are often drowning in a sea of high expectations. If they can’t deliver, their teams (and perhaps their companies) may not...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 8, 2016
- 3 min
Driving Alignment: 10 Best Practices Leaders Can’t Ignore
One of my coaching clients (we’ll call her Cindy) was in trouble. Cindy’s department was responsible for delivering content marketing for...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 1, 2016
- 3 min
Avoid a Leadership Coaching Fumble: 3 Game-Changing Rules
Are you among the millions of people who love to watch the Super Bowl? Office chatter in the weeks leading up to the event often focuses...
Susan Shapiro
- Dec 7, 2015
- 3 min
When Recognition Backfires: Are Leaders and Teams Seeing the Same Thing?
It happens all the time: two people look at the same image but see something different. In a business setting, that phenomenon can pave...
Susan Shapiro
- Nov 3, 2015
- 3 min
Communicating a Powerful Vision: Is Your Team Committed? Or Just Involved?
Ever heard this saying? When it comes to breakfast, chickens are involved but pigs are fully committed. So what’s the business connection...
Susan Shapiro
- Oct 27, 2015
- 3 min
Why Celebrating Success Today Boosts Performance Tomorrow
During my years working at HP, Manuel Diaz was VP of Sales for the Computer Systems Division. During a training event, he spoke to the...
Susan Shapiro
- Oct 6, 2015
- 3 min
The Dangers of Office Gossip: Pope Francis Weighs In
Pope Francis may not have specifically preached about the evils of office gossip during his recent U.S. visit, but he has often discussed...
Susan Shapiro
- Sep 19, 2015
- 3 min
Business Advice from Albert Einstein: Get to the Point!
The lesson here is delightfully summed up by Albert Einstein: “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Many...
Susan Shapiro
- Jul 15, 2015
- 2 min
3 Management Lessons from the Baseball Park
Use clear, concise communications That’s a pretty good lesson for all of us, whether we are on the baseball field or in the conference...
