Your Brain: The New Competitive Edge
In this week’s blog, I interviewed Tony Pottle about the business implications of advances in neuroscience. Tony is the Chief Business...
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Susan Shapiro
- May 26, 2015
- 2 min
Order Up! Serving Internal Stakeholders
Stakeholder vs. Steak Holder: just another quirky homophone or perhaps an insightful business reminder? I believe it’s the latter,...
Susan Shapiro
- May 19, 2015
- 3 min
Moving Your Career to Center Stage
As I work with my coaching clients, I often use the stage as a metaphor for managing career progressions. Some people step into the...
Susan Shapiro
- May 12, 2015
- 2 min
Appreciation, Diversity and Your Career
Last week, I had the honor of speaking to a chapter of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) in Plano, Texas. We got...
Susan Shapiro
- Apr 28, 2015
- 2 min
Positivity: Had Your Daily Dose?
In the workplace, negativity is like quicksand. It drags people down. It keeps them stuck in a toxic place, usually without any idea of...
Susan Shapiro
- Apr 21, 2015
- 2 min
Great Leadership and the Surprising Need for Distance
Our society just can’t seem to get enough of the latest high-tech gadgets. (Apple Watch, anyone?) On the other hand, the technology that...
Susan Shapiro
- Mar 31, 2015
- 2 min
Are You the Workhorse?
© Olivier Tuffé – Fotolia.com Grind, labor, plod, serve, drudge, slave, toil. A workhorse is a machine that performs dependably under...
Susan Shapiro
- Mar 23, 2015
- 2 min
How to Build Shared Interest With Your Team
© highwaystarz – Fotolia.com Recently a client of mine was facing a difficult situation: Over the past few years, his company had...
Susan Shapiro
- Mar 16, 2015
- 2 min
The First Step to a Better Team
© jaggat – Fotolia.com After reading my recent post, 9 Characteristics of High-Performing Project Teams, a few people asked about the...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 23, 2015
- 2 min
9 Characteristics of High-Performing Project Teams
Our leaders are unified in their message. Our team knows they are working collaboratively and are cohesive. If they’re not, the remainder...
Susan Shapiro
- Sep 30, 2014
- 2 min
Group Coaching: Expanding the Coaching Conversation
This is a guest post by Jennifer Britton. Organizations are increasingly looking to expand opportunities for learning and development...
Susan Shapiro
- Sep 19, 2014
- 2 min
How One Value Added Reseller Took Accountability
This is an accountability success story of regular people just doing their jobs. They weren’t trained in Six Sigma, yet you’ll see...
Susan Shapiro
- Sep 9, 2014
- 4 min
Accountability is Everything
In the book The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability (Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig...
Susan Shapiro
- Aug 26, 2014
- 3 min
10 Ways to Work Successfully with Generation Y Co-Workers
This is a guest post by Nikki Baulisch, a Generation Y employee. © Picture-Factory – Fotolia.com Refrain from talking to them...
Susan Shapiro
- Jun 17, 2014
- 3 min
Leadership Lessons From the Animal Kingdom
This post was inspired by a conversation with a client, who also happens to be a bird keeper with an aviary in his backyard. He is a...
