Curiosity Killed The Cat, But It May Help You Survive As A Leader
I’ve long used curiosity as a tool to help me understand what is happening around me. Now, for the record, […]
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Moral Courage: The Most Important Leadership Characteristic
I often work with people who are transitioning from follower to leader. The question that always arises is: What characteristic
8 Actions To Assess and Lead An Inherited Team
You would have thought I would have been smarter! I was hired as the Chief Administrative Officer for a small
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Improve Your Conversations By Not Talking – 3 Tips You Can Start Using Today
I recently read a terrific article on www.fastcompany.com by Lydia Dishman. She writes that we all probably talk too much.
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – 5 Skills To Go Further
If you are soon to take over a ‘new-to-you’ department or organization, I expect you are feeling pretty good about
How One Word Can Damage Workplace Culture
They say, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” But words do hurt—and all
Three Things to Remember on Your First Day as a Leader
If you Google the term’ first day as a manager,’ you’ll get almost three billion results. What does that tell
Micromanaging Is A Good Thing
If your boss has ever micromanaged you, did you assume it was because they didn’t trust you, or maybe you’re
3 Reasons Your Team Misses Their Deadlines & What to Do About It
The author, Douglas Adams, once said, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
Manage Competing Priorities!
Do you have a million things to do that each seems as crucial as the next? These are called competing
A Poor Performer Costs Money, But If You Like Them It Will Cost You $76,500* – Two Approaches To Cut That Cost
*Based on the average Canadian salary of $51,000 Intuitively, we know that having a poor performer on your team will
10 Question You’ll Hear When There is Conflict Between the Board & The Executive Director. And 20 Things That Can Be Done to Address It.
Board/Executive Director Tensions In any traditional workplace, some level of conflict or tension is inevitable at some point. Often,
The High Cost of Poor Leadership
I often use the phrase “poor leadership costs a lot of money and is a terrible waste of human potential.”
Should A Servant Leader Ever Fire Someone? Yes! – And Here’s How & Why
While teaching leadership at Mount Royal University, my class had a great discussion about Servant Leadership and discipline. We explored
The 4 F’s (And @#$% isn’t one) of dealing with a boss with low EI
How to Deal with A Boss with Zero Emotional Intelligence For most of my career, emotions were something to be
Leader’s Brief – 4 Questions To Help You Lead Through Rapid-growth
Imagine Imagine going to bed one evening. You cuddle up with your loved one and sleep peacefully. You get up,
Why You Are Preventing Your Own Success? – 3 Actions To Get Out of Your Own Way
A client asked, “What is the one roadblock I will encounter when improving the culture of leadership in my company?
Sometimes You Have To Shoot The Planners & Start! 4 Steps To Planning Strategy
‘No great strategy was born without careful thought.’ (Anon) On the other side of that saying is the truism: ‘there
7 Scripts To Say No With Respect
It is questionable whether ‘No’ is a complete sentence, but it is a terrible answer to give to another human
5 Secrets To Avoid A First-Time Manager’s Worst Mistakes
The world is littered with failed construction supervisors who were once excellent carpenters. First-time managers are a challenge to