If you’re going to work on your own – that is, from home or office space by yourself without colleagues, there are seven skills you’ve got to master (secrets!). By yourself. For yourself. Essentially – you are your own cheerleader. Your own coach and motivator. Your own disciplinarian. Your very own mentor and advisor.
"I know exactly how to solve this problem." "I have no clue how to solve this problem." You know the solution to the problem, but want your report to figure it out for herself. Or, you don't know the solution but don't want to appear incompetent. ...
The more people see you as a real person, the more likely they are to follow you. And yet, a common mistake that new managers and team leaders make is to use a classic command and control leadership style. For anyone who's experienced this style first ...
“The key to getting your employees to give high performance is to understand what motivates them.” – Chris Roebuck, author Lead to Succeed. FACT OR ALTERNATIVE FACT? Is this one man’s opinion or is it the truth? Consider these ...
Want to show your superiors that you’re a STRATEGIC THINKER? Want to motivate your direct reports to bring their BEST PERFORMANCE? When speaking to a key customer, want to get the RIGHT INFORMATION? If you answered yes to any of these, you ne ...
As discussed in part 1, modern leadership is full of paradoxes. To be an effective leader and people manager circa 2016 you have to be aware of the big ones. However, your biggies will look differently than mine. Nevertheless, if you lead with the Para ...
FRESH START. Do you want to save everyone time, energy and other valuable resources the next time you implement a change in your team or organization? If so, change the message from “Get on board or get out of the way!” to “How can we together make ...
“I’ve noticed that you’ve been late on a few deadlines recently. Your motivation also seems to be quite low in our weekly meetings. My concern is that this is affecting your performance. Do you have any thoughts on where my observations might be coming ...
