The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

Effective Leadership Strategies to Boost Your Business

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.

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!
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!”
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.
Your Silence Speaks Volumes: Speak and Lead Proactively

Your Silence Speaks Volumes: Speak and Lead Proactively

How you communicate as a leader is critical. There’s nothing new in that. However, what I’m finding more frequently is that leaders aren’t appreciating how loudly their silence speaks to their teams and what their silence says about their leadership.

What Leaders Need to Do Now

Given the challenging times we are experiencing, those leaders who are realizing success with their businesses, organizations, associations, and memberships, are those who are doing three things intentionally