by Marlene Chism | Jan 18, 2023 | Accountability, Communication, Conflict Capacity, Engagement
Last year there emerged a new buzzword: quiet quitting. In reality the behavior that we now refer to as “quiet quitting” has been around as long as there’s been labor and management. The behavior used to be called “presenteeism” in the nineties,...
by Marlene Chism | Feb 9, 2022 | Communication, Engagement, General, Leadership
This is the fourth tip in my Connect More in 2022 series. This one is simple and often forgotten: Become a facilitator. When you facilitate you see the bigger picture and you take initiative, you direct the conversation, and you initiate communication instead of...
by Marlene Chism | Nov 4, 2016 | Communication, Engagement, Leadership |
What the world needs now is love sweet love. The world also needs leadership. There’s no better way to lead than to listen. A leader who listens controls the conversation, and has the power to build bridges instead of barriers. Listening requires you to be present, to...
by Marlene Chism | Jul 4, 2016 | Communication, Engagement, Leadership |
If your objective is to be right, be certain. If your objective is to learn, be curious. From over a decade of coaching and developing leaders, it occurs to me that most of us could dramatically improve our leadership effectiveness by being a little less certain and a...
by Marlene Chism | Mar 13, 2016 | Critical Thinking, Empowerment, Engagement, Responsibility |
We’re seeing lots of drama throughout the 2016 political debates. The good news is that we are also seeing some positive results. Those who have never been interested in politics before are getting engaged. Yet we’re still a country divided. I’m not talking about the...
by Marlene Chism | Jun 11, 2015 | Change, Engagement, Environment, Power |
One of the most disturbing things I hear from an executive is when a leader wants to fire an employee but can’t because the person is two years from retirement. It tells me the employee is no longer engaged, or has been allowed to continue to work even though...
