Do you know why you should consider your options? You don’t want to narrow down your choices too quickly when solving problems or making decisions. My dad always told me when I was buying something, I needed to look at two or three different options. He was coaching me on how to become a […]
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Our Top 3 Blogs From This Past Year
As you wrap up 2020 and begin preparing for the New Year, are you prioritizing your and your team’s leadership development? The kind of leader your employees view you as strongly depends on the way you interact with them and how you handle certain workplace matters. To give you some ideas on planning your 2021 […]
Resolve Team Conflict
When you approach employees who are in the middle of a heated argument, how do you help resolve the conflict? Use these four questions to help discover what the source of the conflict is and some possible solutions: 1. “What caused the disagreement?” Most conflicts don’t emerge instantly. They have probably been brewing hard feelings […]
Resolve Team Conflict
When you approach employees who are in the middle of a heated argument, how do you help resolve the conflict? Use these four questions to help discover what the source of the conflict is and some possible solutions: 1. “What caused the disagreement?” Most conflicts don’t emerge instantly. They have probably been brewing hard feelings over […]
Keep Optimism Realistic
Why should you, the leader, be realistically optimistic? Being realistically optimistic is different from being “Pollyanna optimistic”—where you make promises you can’t keep. Admiral James Stockdale, in his book about the Vietnam War, had this great quote: “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end, which you can never afford […]