The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

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Category: Leadership Development

What’s Happened to Your Management Progeny?

I've given a number of speeches lately to business owners and HR professionals. One of the challenges I've presented each group is: What would your managers say about your leadership style if I happened to bump into them today?

When You Raise The Bar, Your Team Will Trip Over It

I feel bad for a few of my clients. They're at that point in our leadership training and coaching projects where they're actually doing what they should have been doing for years. And it's not easy.

Retain and Grow / Retain and Pay

It’s amazing how life and business is a cycle. I pulled this from the archives. I wrote this ten years ago, but I could have written it this morning. See if there’s something in here that resonates with you…

Great Doers Don’t Necessarily Make Great Leaders

Many organizations and individuals get into trouble attempting Stage 2 Leadership when the time isn’t right. The problems arise because, more often than not, organizations promote the most technically proficient doers into supervisory, team leader, or management roles.

Valuing Attitude, Valuing Employees, Retaining Employees

I’ve pulled another article from the archives as I believe it’s something we as business owners need to keep in mind….

Leadership Ethics – The Golden Rule

Here’s an article pulled from the archives. It’s sad to say, but what I wrote in 2002 is still right on target – if not more so – today. “At this moment, America’s greatest economic need is higher ethical standards, enforced by strict laws and upheld by responsible business leaders,”

When You’re a Leader, Not Everyone Will Like You

“When you’re a leader, not everyone will like you” is advice I recently shared with a manager. This manager is not a newbie manager. She’s not inexperienced or passive by nature.

Double Your Training Take Aways

I, of course, love leadership training. However, I find it even more valuable when there's an easy way to double your training take aways without additional cost.

What Needs to Change in Organizations?

Why are so many supervisors, managers, and even some big dogs with the snazzy three letter titles: CEO, CIO, EVP, etc., incapable of communicating clearly?

When Things Change, Change Things Intentionally

When a change occurs (i.e., new software program, new employee, new product or process, etc) it brings positives and negatives. Often an employee's fears of change (loss of control, fear of failure, fear of letting go, etc) will kick in and the employee will resist the change out of fear.