The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP

Effective Leadership Strategies to Boost Your Business

Love to Hate Meetings

Love to Hate Meetings

If you ever want an easy topic to generate debate among a management team, try: Meetings - A waste of time or an effective use of time?

Developing Your Future Leaders: It’s Your Responsibility

Many business owners still believe their Human Resources (HR) department is primarily responsible for developing their organization's future leaders.

Directors Direct. Managers Do.

Recently a colleague asked me for advice to help him with one of his clients. My colleague's been working with this particular client for several years, but it's getting to a point of frustration where my colleague's ready to walk away.
Be Fair and Share

Be Fair and Share

Are you being fair with your managers? Are you sharing critical information with them in a timely manner? Are you developing performance standards for them and the company and then not sharing those standards with them?
Are Your Biases Blocking the Message?

Are Your Biases Blocking the Message?

In recent client planning sessions, I've noticed a troubling trend: many leaders don't listen. Oh don't get me wrong, the leaders hear words.
Admitting You Are Human Takes Courage

Admitting You Are Human Takes Courage

In my training and consulting work, I am frequently and discreetly told during breaks “I didn't handle myself too well this morning” or “I was so frustrated with my team yesterday, I just screamed at them.”

Performance Choices and Horse Lessons

My husband and I helped a friend move her horses to a new stable recently. Neither of her horses had ever been loaded on a trailer before, so she was terribly nervous about the unfamiliar adventure facing us.
Guest Post: David Graham | Empower HR leadership teams to deliver more business value

Guest Post: David Graham | Empower HR leadership teams to deliver more business value

We have a special guest on the blog today. David Graham, founder of Executive Insight, has written a terrific article that we'd like to share with you.

A Self-Respecting Leader: Robert 'Tink' Lehmer

I never met Robert 'Tink' Lehmer. I wish I had. He thought the way great leaders think. I say this because of a little poem he wrote in 1976.
Are You Too Busy Being Busy?

Are You Too Busy Being Busy?

Do you work 11, 12, or 14 hour days and never get ahead? Do you believe that the more tasks you physically do yourself, the greater your chances are you can inspire your staff to do more?