Have you been asked to make a big decision without all of the facts? Unfortunately, we have all been there at one time or another. At the speed of life and business now, you can’t always wait until you know everything. So what can you do to get to an answer? Start by looking at the facts that you have and what else do you need to know to be able to move forward to get to an answer? What…
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Client Question: “My new role has remote employees in multiple locations. What do I need to do to make sure I am leading them as if they were here locally with me?” Meeting them in person is the ideal first step. If that isn’t possible due to financial concerns, then the most important element of managing people remotely is communication. This is a bit easier to accomplish with the technology capabilities that we have now, but it needs to…
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: Failing forward, how to help others deal with change, being a good learner to improve leadership, leading in uncertain times, best leaders are the best coaches, do you need to make a change on your team, helping your team connect with you, are you encouraging risk, approaches to having difficult conversations Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: Did you ever fail forward? http://goo.gl/NdYbVs via @MarcellaBremer Failing forward implies moving…
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Why do some people avoid conflict while others seem to thrive on it? Does it have to do with their personality style and/or confidence level? Maybe it is a little of both. People who want to be liked and not cause friction with other people tend to avoid saying the thing that is bothering them the most. Trying to keep yourself safe and delaying whatever needs to be said as long as possible is about fear and holding you back…
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Today’s article is by guest contributor Mona Reiser and also includes a few of my own thoughts. Once again she has such a gift for seeing leadership in so many different places. Do you remember hearing “Don’t touch, it’s hot!” when you were younger? It usually happened right before you touched the stove, hot food or a hot drink. Once you grew up, you probably said that same thing to young children trying to do something similar. How often have…
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Think back to the last time that you got a new boss. You needed to learn what their style is, what they like or don’t like, how they work, how to communicate with them, etc. Now flip the coin and think about the people who will be working with you when you join a team. How do you let them know this information so they understand how to work with you? There are various ways to do this effectively. I…
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Client Question: “How do you know that it is time to make a change on your team that may result in someone leaving the organization? It depends on the type of situation you are facing. If the person is doing something really blatant that warrants their termination, then it is easier. Get HR involved and talk to them about what occurred and move forward with a course of action. However, it is the other situations where they are doing just…
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Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: characteristics of a great leader, defining leadership, how to get noticed as a leader, why is being a leader so hard, thought leadership, leadership agility, starting a new career, did you aspire to be a leader, what type of impression do you want to leave, can you think positively Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes: 10 impressive characteristics great leaders have by Tegan Jones Great leaders come in all shapes…
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Most people know about the Disney amusement parks and movies, but have you heard about how all of that started for Walt Disney? In this blog article by Bruce Jones on Leadership Lessons from Walt Disney: Choose Optimism he details some of the early situations that occurred. Reading through his story and how he handled what could have been seen as a failure is really a learning opportunity. Being able to take a difficult situation and shift your mindset to see it…
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One of the first quotes I read in this article Words You Leave Behind by Scott Mabry was “Your Words Are a Self Portrait.” I thought that was a great way of thinking about the words that you use when you are talking to others. The words that you use have such an impact on other people and you need to think about that before speaking. Many of the things in this article made me think about the importance of…
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