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Lemmings
Susan Shapiro
  • Feb 14, 2018
  • 3 min

Lemmings

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...
10 ways bosses improve teamwork and relationships
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...
10 reasons you don’t get along with your boss
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...
Inclusion and The Four Dimensions of Leadership
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...
3 Leadership Lessons Learned From Sea Turtles
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...
Master the Feedback Balancing Act
Susan Shapiro
  • Jan 24, 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...
An Up-Close Look at Remote Management
Susan Shapiro
  • Dec 6, 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...
It’s Real: The Fear of Asking for Help
Susan Shapiro
  • Sep 27, 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...
A Smarter Way to Identify High Potentials: The Challenge Factor
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...
Making Peace with Conflict: What Leaders Need to Know
Susan Shapiro
  • May 10, 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...
How to Cope with a Boss Who Avoids Conflict
Susan Shapiro
  • Apr 19, 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...
Leaders Sinking? The Surprising Key to Survival
Susan Shapiro
  • Mar 1, 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...
Driving Alignment: 10 Best Practices Leaders Can’t Ignore
Susan Shapiro
  • Feb 9, 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...
Avoid a Leadership Coaching Fumble: 3 Game-Changing Rules
Susan Shapiro
  • Feb 2, 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...
When Recognition Backfires:  Are Leaders and Teams Seeing the Same Thing?
Susan Shapiro
  • Dec 8, 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...
Communicating a Powerful Vision:  Is Your Team Committed? Or Just Involved?
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...
Why Celebrating Success Today  Boosts Performance Tomorrow
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...
The Dangers of Office Gossip: Pope Francis Weighs In
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...
Business Advice from Albert Einstein: Get to the Point!
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...
3 Management Lessons from the Baseball Park
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...
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