The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP
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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.
Bad, Better, Best
I talked with a former client this morning. When I asked how his business had fared the economic hardships of the past few years, he replied, "Well, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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?
Where’s April?
He didn't realize he'd even said it, yet my husband had stopped in his tracks and had basically bellowed the question across the dining room of one of our favorite lunch spots. Upon entering the dining room, he'd done a quick scan to ensure April was there.
Letting Go
When it comes to letting go and letting someone else take the reins, can you do it? Do you do it? If so, do you do it well?