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Transformational Leadership Podcasts for Every Professional
Talent Optimization
Is your organization performing at its absolute best? Are you struggling to overcome common obstacles like turnover, disengaged employees, bad hires, toxic culture (the list goes on and on). No matter how good your intentions are, you can’t seem to accelerate your company’s growth. If this sounds familiar it’s probably because your company is struggling…
Combating Loneliness at Work
It’s lonely at the top. You hear that often. The hire up the ladder you climb, the fewer people you have that can relate to your problems at work. Loneliness is a growing problem and according to a recent CEO Snapshot Survey, half of CEOs experience feelings of loneliness in their role. Work loneliness can…
How To Spot a Toxic Work Culture
Think about your job for a minute. What feelings do you associate with it? If words like, anxiety, fear, or irritation come to mind your work culture is most likely toxic. You might feel like your job is your dream job, but if the culture is toxic, your dream can turn sour quickly. That’s because…
Benefits of a 360 Review
What is a 360-degree performance review? A 360–degree review is a process through which feedback from an employee’s peers, manager and manager once removed, as well as a self-evaluation by the employee themselves, is gathered. But what are the benefits of receiving feedback from so many raters? Below is a list of 5 benefits of…
9 Ways to Empower Your People
1. Actively Listen When you are actively listening, you truly understand what your people are saying in conversations and meetings instead of only hearing what you want to hear. 2. Set Boundaries Generous boundaries that is. It’s not about restricting your employees, but giving them boundaries in which they can make their own decisions. By…
Why You Should Be Embracing Failure – Not Avoiding It
Recently, in an interview, Autumn Calabrese (creator of the incredibly successful workout programs 21 Day Fix & 80 Day Obsession) stated that she doesn’t believe in failures. Events in our life that we view as failure or missed opportunities are actually just redirects putting us on the path we’re meant to be on. In her…
Are You Making These Management Mistakes?
Employee engagement continues to be a hot topic when discussing talent retention. It’s no wonder when the Gallup organization tells us that almost 70 percent of employees are actively disengaged. While there’s a number of reasons why employees feel disengaged, a manager plays a big part in how employees feel within their role. Unfortunately though,…
8 Questions Self-Aware Leaders Should Be Asking Themselves
Increasing self-awareness should be at the forefront of your leadership development. Being aware of ones strengths, weaknesses, style, personality, preferences, etc., has a significant impact on how leaders behave and interact with others. So what questions should you be asking yourself to increase your self-awareness? 1. Do I understand the triggers and stressors in my…
Clearing the Path: How Leaders Set the Direction When Team Members Cannot
As a leader, you may have a very vivid understanding of your company’s priorities, needs, initiatives, and future work. Other employees, however, without the benefit of high-level insights and perspective, may have a harder time in seeing the direction to take. Leaders understand this paradox and do several things to combat it. There’s clear communication…
How Deceptive Messages Derail Strategy
Our company can withstand any competitors. Customers love our products just the way they are. The rules don’t apply to us. Organizations that are prone to these kinds of deceptive messages are more likely to be bitten by them. As market conditions, consumer preferences, and competitors change, so too must companies. But those that rely…
