The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

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Category: Leadership Development

Why Do You Attack Instead of Talk?

Why is it so hard for so many managers to simply talk with their employees about less-than-expected performance? Why do so many managers become mean when they simply need to make employees aware their behaviors are taking them down the path towards disciplinary actions or possibly -- termination?

Performance Reviews – They’re Not Just A Once A Year Thing

A client was experiencing some employee performance issues and asked us to present training to their managers on their new employee performance evaluation form. Terrific. However, they weren't thrilled when I told them that the training should focus

The Power of a Leader’s Respect

It’s a really neat experience to watch management and team-building theories prove themselves true. It’s incredible to see the power a leader has just in his or her subtle behaviors to either develop a team or to crush one.

The Value of Developing Systems

It happened again. As I was talking with Don, a business owner, I mentioned the importance of creating systems and documentation for his business.

The Middle Management Mess

I started focusing on what I call the Middle Management mess after I read an article in the March 2006 issue of the Harvard Business Review by Robert Morison, Tamara Erickson, and Ken Dychtwald entitled “Managing Middlescence.”

Increase Your Power; Give It Away

I originally wrote this article in 2003, but it's theme is exactly what I discussed with a leadership group last week as we discussed my book, Something Needs to Change Around Here: The Five Stages to Leveraging Your Leadership and in particular Stage 2 Leadership.

How Engaged Are You?

I recently read an interview with Jim Loehr, the co-author of ‘The Power of Full Engagement’. Mr. Loehr’s expertise is in personal “energy management”.

Find Your Key to Professional Happiness

While working with a client recently, the conversation turned to the business partner who was absent. That partner had recently been described by one of the employees as “an unhappy person.”

Employee Support Investments – A Smart Move

When was the last time you gave a co-worker a compliment? When was the last time you even acknowledged a routine task they do? Now ask yourself, when did I last receive a compliment?

Employee Motivation Check-up

If you were asked to describe your employees, would "motivated" be one of the adjectives you'd use? If not, why not?