Humble, Hungry, and Smart – Get Your Hiring Interview Guide
We often talk about whether someone is a team player. In interviews, performance reviews, or while sharing feedback, everyone agrees […]
Performance Management
Micromanagement: Are You Guilty?
I often get comments from readers of my blog about being micromanaged. Oddly, I don’t get many from people who
Motivation Sins: Get Off Of The Naughty Boss List
Who do you look to for motivation? For many of us, it’s our leaders we turn to when we need
Millennials & Beyond: Developing Your High-Potential Employees
Millennials might be the high-potential employees your organization needs to move forward following the Pandemic. It’s time to stop fighting
Rethink Your Time Investment: Are You Spending 80% of it on the Wrong 20%?
Just like financial investments, each day you make time investment choices that determine the course of your life. The problem
Recognition & Corrective Action: How Do You Measure Up?
A client once told me her supervisor had asked if she needed anything to help her accomplish her job. She
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
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.”
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
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
How To Avoid Screwing An Employee Over When Denying A Promotion
Recently, I provided advice to employees who thought they had been screwed over because they were passed over for a
So, You Got Screwed Over – 9 Ways To Handle Being Denied A Promotion
A friend told me that she had been angling for a promotion at work. She had been there 5 years,
5 Questions You Should Ask Your Team Members Every Month
Being a leader is about understanding what is going on around you. In the military, it is called ‘Situational Awareness,’