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Do Your Job: Avoid the Domino Effect

How long has it been since you experienced this: Someone on your team didn't do their job correctly, completely, or in a timely fashion.

Life Changes. You Will Change. Friends Will Change.

As you move up in an organization, you will change. You will be interacting more with people with management and leadership mindsets and behavior patterns. You will start to take on these behaviors too - in subtle and not-so-subtle ways.

Whose Job Are You Doing?

I had a work session yesterday with a client who wanted to discuss what to do with his General Manager who has been micromanaging his Operations Director and other staff.

Office Politics Is a Tool You Use to Do Your Job

Women and men think differently about many things, but office politics is one area where the difference is vast. Women will try to run from office politics as they equate it with cattiness and gossip; men will more readily speak up and view it for what it is: a way to achieve your goals by establishing networks, building relationships, seeking input, and asking people to take action when needed.

People Like Confident Leaders

Confidence is the ability to take a stance and defend a position. To be able to project confidence: Convince, don't cave: Confidence resides in those who show conviction and "sell" their ideas rather than backing away from them when challenged.

Sometimes We Get What We Ask For

As leaders, when faced with difficult professional situations, we adults often revert to immature (i.e., girly or teenage-boy) behaviors. We second-guess ourselves, change our opinions erratically, fear the potential professional ramifications or - the worse yet - fear that others may not like us because of our actions.

Boards Should Do Board Stuff

I've heard the same question from three board presidents over the past few weeks: So how do we make sure we implement the strategic plan we just completed? My answer: That's your job as the board president.

It’s Time to Change the Relationship

I provided a leadership training program recently to a client as part of their year-long Leadership Development Program for Women. My program was entitled, "Effectively Leading By Managing Difficult Situations and People."

When the Going Gets Tough…

"Tough" leaders and organizations don't use the "excuse" of tough times to "finally get rid of some poor performers." "Tough" leaders and organizations don't wait for tough times to focus on doing what they do more efficiently. And "tough" leaders and organizations don't wait until tough times to finally pay attention to what their customers have been requesting for months if not years. "Tough" leaders and organizations have been doing the tough stuff all along. That's why they're tough and so many others are not.

Develop Your Next Generation of Leaders: Share Lessons Learned

We've been working with several clients lately on developing their next generation of leaders. Without fail, every client grouping of senior managers talks of the weak or under-developed personnel management, delegation, strategic thinking, and personal accountability skills in their direct-report managers.

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