Leadership, Leading Change, Productivity
What is Needed to Make a Great Team
For years, we have coached and guided many teams through difficult times. Some need more help than others. We commonly get asked, “What it takes to have a great team?” It is a great question….
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Holding Your Remote Team Highly Accountable
When the pandemic hit in March 2020, nearly every aspect of life changed. From how people work, travel, and socialize, to how children and adults learn. In 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that…
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Taking Control of Your Reputation
Building a great reputation as a leader is crucial to earning respect and trust from colleagues and fulfilling your career goals. Many leaders who have newly entered their role don’t know how to navigate the…
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A Leader’s Guide to Saying No
Why do so many leaders have difficulty telling an employee “no?” One of the reasons is that some leaders have a high need to be liked, and they are fearful that if they tell someone…
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12 Winning Ways to Welcome New Employees
Imagine you are a new employee walking through the office doors on your first day, and no one comes up to talk to you or welcomes you into the office. Your manager said she would…
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How Do You Handle a Brilliant Jerk?
I’ve worked on several executive coaching projects where one team member is a royal jerk. What makes someone a jerk? Here’s our definition: someone who is rude, abrasive, condescending, undermines or puts others down, is…
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Belonging vs. Inclusion: What’s the difference, and why is it important?
An executive we coach shared with us his frustration that one of his highest performing direct reports submitted her resignation. The executive said what bothered him the most was the direct report’s reason for leaving….
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Are you a confident leader?
Accepting a leadership role in your organization can be daunting. Transitioning from independent work to making difficult decisions and managing a team of employees can be a drastic change that requires confidence to succeed. It…
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5 Tips to Increase Motivation and Decrease Burnout
In the last six months, we have heard from most of our clients that they are experiencing staffing shortages and their executives, managers, and employees are close to burnout due to the increased workloads. This…
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Why Leaders Need to Ignore the Golden Rule
Most of us grew up with parents and teachers who taught us the Golden Rule; treat others the way you want to be treated. That is an awesome rule of thumb for most aspects of…
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