The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

Effective Leadership Strategies to Boost Your Business

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

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’

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!”
Piloting Change Communication

Piloting Change Communication

As you well know, the most brilliant change initiative will fail if it’s not implemented well. A brilliant change initiative will also fail - or at least not go as seamlessly as it could - if there is no intentional communication strategy - before, during, and after the change.
Leadership Dysfunction – Doing What You’ve Always Done

Leadership Dysfunction – Doing What You’ve Always Done

“This looks good in general, but there are several items that need to be corrected.” ...No response.
What Happens When a Leader Spells Team with an ‘I’?

What Happens When a Leader Spells Team with an ‘I’?

We’ve all heard the old saying, “There is no ‘I’ in team.” When you hear it, you probably want to roll your eyes as you think to yourself, “Ugh! That’s so cliché and corny!”
Uh Oh. I Can’t Access the Company Data I Need

Uh Oh. I Can’t Access What I Need

When we needed to rapidly move to remote work status several months ago, for many of us, it was just a matter of working more from home than normal.
Remote Work Environments Aren’t Fair

Remote Work Environments Aren’t Fair

Shifting to a remote work environment permanently for the foreseeable future has become a reality for many organizations.
Marry Your Values to Your New Work Culture

Marry Your Values to Your New Work Culture

As you continue to refine your organization’s current work culture, whether remote or in-person, don’t forget your organization’s values. Your organization’s values are your organization’s ‘House Rules.’
Can You Lead When Your Team is in Crises?

Can You Lead When Your Team is in Crises?

With most of the country now entering the second week of voluntary or mandatory quarantine and no or remote-work status, our personal and work worlds have changed.