When a working team reaches its full potential, the workplace quickly becomes a more collaborative and productive place where business goals are easily reached. Successfully leading a team requires a different set of skills than managing. Leading is more about the people—supporting them in their daily tasks, helping them develop and hone their natural skills …
6 Habits to Help Your Team Reach Their Full Potential Read More »
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health concerns are on the rise and have impacts on organizations, large and small. A recent Gallup poll showed that fewer than 1 in 4 employees in the United States feel that their organizations care about their wellbeing. This has huge implications, as those who strongly agreed that their organization …
Many first-time managers experience a let-down when they shift from being an individual team member to a formal team leader. They discover that the skills and attributes that made them successful in the past are not nearly as helpful in leading others—and they are not quite sure what to do differently. For those who were …
Harriet Tubman showed remarkable courage as a servant leader; she led more than three hundred fellow slaves to freedom after first escaping herself. Not content to simply enjoy her own freedom, she journeyed back into slave territory 19 times to guide friends, family and strangers to freedom. Servant leaders today, who follow Ms. Tubman’s stellar …
Overcome Diverse Talent Barriers: Serve as a Mentor or Sponsor Read More »
Diversity awareness is at an all-time high, and recent events have demonstrated that creating a diverse and safe workplace is every leader’s responsibility. Unfortunately, as stated in a recent report, Elevating Equity: The Real Story of Diversity and Inclusion, 80% of companies are just going through the motions and not holding leaders accountable. While most …
No matter how skilled, charismatic, or engaging a person may be, it is difficult to keep listeners engaged on Zoom, teams, WebEx, etc. Since listeners have the power to decide whether to listen or not, leaders must avoid making the following dangerous listener assumptions. Dangerous Assumption #1 Speakers control communication. With most employees working remotely …
Stop Making the Top 3 Dangerous Listener Assumptions Read More »