I recently read a terrific article on www.fastcompany.com by Lydia Dishman. She writes that we all probably talk too much.
If you Google the term’ first day as a manager,’ you’ll get almost three billion results. What does that tell
If your boss has ever micromanaged you, did you assume it was because they didn’t trust you, or maybe you’re
The author, Douglas Adams, once said, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
Do you have a million things to do that each seems as crucial as the next? These are called competing
*Based on the average Canadian salary of $51,000 Intuitively, we know that having a poor performer on your team will
Board/Executive Director Tensions In any traditional workplace, some level of conflict or tension is inevitable at some point. Often,
I often use the phrase “poor leadership costs a lot of money and is a terrible waste of human potential.”
While teaching leadership at Mount Royal University, my class had a great discussion about Servant Leadership and discipline. We explored
How to Deal with A Boss with Zero Emotional Intelligence For most of my career, emotions were something to be
Imagine Imagine going to bed one evening. You cuddle up with your loved one and sleep peacefully. You get up,
A client asked, “What is the one roadblock I will encounter when improving the culture of leadership in my company?
‘No great strategy was born without careful thought.’ (Anon) On the other side of that saying is the truism: ‘there
It is questionable whether ‘No’ is a complete sentence, but it is a terrible answer to give to another human
The world is littered with failed construction supervisors who were once excellent carpenters. First-time managers are a challenge to
As a manager, the chances are that at one time you were an expert. But as your career advanced, you
Recently, I provided advice to employees who thought they had been screwed over because they were passed over for a
A friend told me that she had been angling for a promotion at work. She had been there 5 years,
*Warning: This blog contains a non-graphic discussion of sexual violence* You may recall a series of posts and a white-paper
Everybody knows bad leadership can be costly. It leads to turnover, workplace stress, and decreased cooperation, costing businesses billions yearly.