As we approach the end of 2022, most business leaders are shifting their focus to year-end responsibilities, such as delivering reviews, announcing promotions, and repositioning team or organizational roles. It’s fun and rewarding to share good news, but it can be hard to communicate and manage disappointing news or potentially unsettling changes announced this time…
Giving feedback is one of the most important skills a leader can have. It boosts confidence, boosts abilities, and helps people understand what they need to do. However, leaders can find it challenging to give feedback. Even harder is giving feedback in a way that allows their direct reports to develop, grow, and accept their…
Many organizations are stuck in the same old rut, generating the same results. But in doing so, organizations overlook one of the most important components of success– failure! Failure is a part of success and normalizing failure is how you will empower people. When you want to do something new, whether it is marketing or…
It is now the norm for many workers to work flexible hours. There’s a good reason for that. A flexible work schedule can boost the performance of employees and enhance organizations’ profitability. Flex time enhances productivity, job satisfaction, and reduces employee stress levels. Not only that, but it also improves employee quality of life and…
You might benefit from shifting your mindset for a variety of reasons. For example, you might find that your mindset is holding you back from achieving your goals. It is possible to change the way you think in order to achieve more and be happier. You might also benefit from shifting your mindset if you…
Being burned out at work is something many people have dealt with. You feel overworked, stuck in a rut, and tired of it. I’ve been there, and I know how it feels. There have been times when I worked countless hours and the feeling of burning out was creeping in. I remember after a day…
We all know the feeling. You have a task that you need to do, but it feels overwhelming and tedious, so you put it off for another time when you’ll be more motivated. Most of us have some form of distraction or procrastination that gets in the way. One of my personal weaknesses is Netflix.…
As Millennials reach their 40s, Boomers are retiring in droves. Workforce demographics are shifting quicker than ever, and so are the expectations of the young workforce. While it may seem like an easy task to engage a younger workforce, it is usually anything but. Younger workers are making up a greater percentage of the workforce…
Rock cairns are a marker for adventure-junkies like me, showing the right way on a not-so-well-defined hiking trail. It’s a neat solution! So how does this rock cairn relate to employee check-ins? Leaders need to build a metaphorical cairn each time they check-in with employees. Never has the metaphor of “building cairns” been more…
Have you ever been told you are “too direct,” or questioned why you don’t sugarcoat the truth? HAVING A DIRECT LEADERSHIP STYLE ISN’T A BAD THING. With apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne, let’s stop metaphorically branding directness with a “Scarlett D!” One of the biggest mistakes that leaders with a direct leadership style make is complicating…