Before you say “Yes” to becoming a leader, you need to understand your culture, the dynamics of conflict, your own reactions to conflict and how to build conflict capacity. If you view conflict as a problem, you are already headed in the wrong direction. Disagreement...
There’s an elephant in the room: Top leaders want employees back at the office, and employees want the flexibility, freedom and focus they gained working virtually. The “back to workplaces” issue is being talked about extensively in publications and social...
We are standing at the intersection of change and transformation, also known as the new normal. Change is how we respond to outside circumstances and transformation is how we adjust internally. Today’s new normal requires leaders to combine the ability to adapt to...
If you have managers or supervisors below you, it’s important to bring awareness to how your managers are leading. I’ve worked with many senior leaders blindsided by toxic behavior that eventually led to litigation, simply because they thought their managers...
New leaders often don’t realize that that saying “yes” to leadership requires stepping out of the comfort zone. Avoidance is no longer a strategy. It’s up to you to navigate through the cultural politics, make difficult decisions and resolve conflict between employees...
