by Marlene Chism | May 24, 2023 | Communication, General, Leadership, Leadership Lesson
As a leader, trust is your best tool for getting results through others. Trust takes time to build but can be lost in a moment of reactivity. Building trust in the workplace requires leaders to be aware of behaviors that unintentionally diminish trust. Yesterday I...
by Marlene Chism | Nov 16, 2022 | Conflict Capacity, Leadership, Leadership Lesson
It doesn’t take a white paper to understand that high conflict behaviors contribute to a lot of team drama and dysfunction, including poor decision-making. Conflict is even more complex when working with powerful people in high positions: Think boards, city councils,...
by Marlene Chism | Aug 11, 2021 | Enlightened Leader, Leadership, Leadership Lesson, Mindset, No-Drama Leadership
Even if your organization doesn’t offer leadership development you can still work on your own identity and elevate your own capabilities. In this Linked In Live I’ll share some of the steps you can use to start crafting a new future leadership identity. Here’s...
by Marlene Chism | Aug 4, 2021 | Alignment, Enlightened Leader, Leadership, Leadership Lesson, No-Drama Leadership, Stop Workplace Drama
The identity shift from peer to leader is difficult especially without preparation. The first conflict is internal: The way you see yourself. In this LinkedIn Live we’ll talk about how identity influences leadership behavior illustrating the effects of three...
by Marlene Chism | Apr 12, 2019 | Accountability, Awareness, Communication, Leadership Lesson, Stop Workplace Drama
Every organization has elephants — a known problem or situation viewed as undiscussable. The elephant in the room is difficult to address for various reasons, including power structures and cultural issues. To put it into context; employees don’t speak up...
by Marlene Chism | Feb 10, 2019 | Accountability, Awareness, Leadership Lesson
No matter what the business problem, whether it’s turnover, incivility, low patient scores or managers who don’t know how to give direction, all problems have one root in common: The lack of clarity. Let me make a couple of distinctions about clarity: Clarity and...
