The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

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Category: Leadership Development

Can You Think Strategically?

Do you think strategically? Can you? Do you know how?

Bringing On New Senior Staff?

Having a new senior staff member join the team is an exciting - and frightening - experience. It’s exciting and frightening for the new team member as they wonder

How You Manage Personality Clashes Says A Lot About You

Maybe there’s something in the air or maybe the planets have shifted, or possibly we’re all just really tired of all of the turmoil. Whatever the cause, there’s an increase in personality-driven, team member conflicts.

Taking Over As Leader? Ask a Few Questions

Are you taking over for a leader who has left the organization? Are you inheriting someone else’s team? Or, are you stepping into a newly created leadership role?

Culture Starts at the Top

This past week validated that regardless of what you say you want your company culture to be, what it actually IS is dependent upon you, the leader.

Create a Better Work Environment – Redeploy Your Talent

I try to notice trends in what my clients are facing. Last week presented a trend I couldn’t help but notice: Three of my clients were tired, frustrated, and struggling to please customers’ shifting and very challenging demands.

Drink a Cup of Coffee or Develop a Team Member?

I recently came across a 2018 report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that noted companies with fewer than 100 employees, on average, spent only 12 minutes of dedicated training time per employee - during the employee’s entire tenure with them!

Listen. Stay Engaged. Stay Relevant.

Every one of my clients is experiencing the same thing: It’s almost impossible to recruit and hire strong team members. Because of this, retaining strong team members has become critical to enable on-going operations.

Communicate Changes Before Implementing Changes

Managing change has become a never-ending but essential part of every leader’s job. It’s become ubiquitous.

It’s Not ‘Return to Work,’ It’s ‘Return to Us’

You have no doubt heard or read others proclaiming: “Stop saying: ‘Return to work’. We’ve been working this whole time! And, we’ve been working longer, harder, and in more challenging ways than ever before!”