One of the biggest things leaders struggle with is making clear decisions. Even on the best and brightest day, it can be hard to make a confident decision. You may have all the data presented, and as much information to…
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Work together or work apart? Do we develop stronger bonds when we share experiences? Can Emotional Intelligence help to differentiate ourselves from the crowd? When enclosed in a sea of noise, differentiation is hard, but individuals may stand out from…
How do you approach an honest discussion about performance and growth? Performance evaluation can cause jitters of anticipation and could leave employees feeling more discouraged than encouraged. It’s easy to fall into the pattern of speaking down to individuals during…
How are you helping your team players to build mental resilience? Do you share resources? Do you use models? Can you identify when they are off of their A-game? How soon do you pull in someone when you notice something…
Some people are said to possess the “gift of gab.” They seem to instinctively know how to keep a conversation flowing–and they don’t mind if the other participants are not particularly verbose. They can carry a “conversation” by themselves if…
A while back I thought to arrange a quick, last minute bowling excursion with a friend. I sent her a text message that went something like, “want to go bowling?” , she said “what time?” I said 7? she said okay….
