Are you an emerging leader or newly promoted leader looking for a goal-setting strategy to make lasting, positive changes in your interpersonal or communication skills? Originally posted on Lead Change Blog (Click here to read Step #1: Ask …) Here is Step #2 of The 3 Step Triple Threat… Ask, Announce, Act (Repeat) Step #2: ANNOUNCE How ...…
Leaders: Recognize the effects of power stress now to avoid burn up or burnout! Leaders today face many unique challenges. Being a leader has several inherent benefits as well as challenges. One challenge is “power stress” which results from the demand for influencing others and the increased responsibility of a CEO’s high level position. Power ...…
AAA: The 3 Step Triple Threat… Ask, Announce, Act (Repeat) (Part 2 of a 3 part series: What do frogs have to do with leadership and goals?) Research shows only 3% of the population sets and puts their goals in writing. Of those written goals, I will guess the majority is strategic goals and the minority ...…
(originally posted at Lead Change Blog) Whether you are a newly promoted manager, recently hired executive or have been in your position for some time, odds are if you are not ahead of the game, you may make one or more of these potentially costly mistakes: Mistake #1: Ignoring the obvious What it looks like: ...…
“Once upon a time, two frogs were sitting on a log in the middle of a lake, and one frog decided to jump off, how many frogs were left sitting on the log?” Answer: Two frogs. Why? The same reason only 3% of the population set and actually achieve their goals or maintain positive, well-intentioned ...…
I had the opportunity to review “The Progress Principle: Using small wins to ingite joy, engagement and creativity at work” by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer. I couldn’t agree more with the practical strategies explained in this book: Managers who recognize the human side of the motivation equation will find themselves leaps and bounds ...…
How to reveal your softer side to employees To become a trusted leader, communicate with compassion and try to connect personally with team members, writes Christina Haxton, who offers a three-step process for becoming a more empathetic leader. The first step is to reflect on your own personality to strengthen your emotional intelligence, she writes. ...…
Great Bosses & Horrible Bosses For just a moment, remember your favorite boss. You know the one you said you would follow anywhere if he or she ever left the company. The boss for whom you came in early and stayed late for to meet a promised project deadline. How would you describe his or ...…
“Feedback” is a ‘four letter word’ and our brain reacts defensively when we simply hear the word. We put on the brakes and stop listening (see post on “Lizard Brain”)and our defenses go up automatically. So how can you offer negative information so that someone can hear it, consider it and take action with a ...…
Leadership Doesn’t Rest on Your Title nytimes.com Terri Ludwig, a Wall Street veteran who now leads a nonprofit organization, says that all employees can learn to influence its direction. Do you have what it takes to lead from your seat? Read more ……