Hard leadership decisions Leaders routinely face hard decisions. From the big decisions on hiring, firing, or promotions to performance ratings and everything in between. Being a high-performing leader requires a critical evaluation of issues from all sides and all angles,… Continue Reading…
Accountability • Building teams • Communication • Conflict Resolution • Effective Teams • Embracing learning • Engaged Employees • Influence • Leadership • Management • Overcome Challenges • Performance Management
July 3, 2023
Defining Mediocracy What does mediocrity mean? The Cambridge dictionary defines it as: “the quality of being not very good”, in other words average – neither the best nor the worse. Mediocrity finds a home in the adage that “good enough is good… Continue Reading…
Accountability • Adapting • Agility • Career stallers • Change • Confidence • Control • Good Questions • Leadership • Managing Ourselves • mindfulness • Opportunities • Performance Management • Responsibility • self-awareness • Self-Control • Self-Reflection • Wellbeing
March 13, 2023
Contextualizing self-awareness Self-awareness is the ability to see ourselves clearly. In other words, to understand ourselves, recognize how others see us, and know how we fit within the world we live. How we behave, feel, and are seen by others… Continue Reading…
Accountability • Building teams • Change • Communication • Conflict Resolution • Dignity • Effective Teams • Embracing learning • Engaged Employees • Leadership • Managing Ourselves • Motivation • Overcome Challenges • Patience • Payoffs • Performance Management • Relationship Building
March 6, 2023
Setting the context for managing ourselves Managing ourselves through a proverbial storm can be, at times, easier said than done. When things go wrong, it is unsurprising that many blame others or change facts to suit a personal narrative. How… Continue Reading…
Accountability • Adapting • Agility • Boundaries • Control • Decision-making • Discipline • Leadership • Overcome Challenges • Overcome Stress • Payoffs • Performance Management • Planning • Priorities • Self-sabotaging • Time Management
February 20, 2023
Defining an overflowing plate of to-dos Let’s start by defining what we mean by an overflowing plate of to-dos. At its most basic, it is what seems like an endless daily to-do list that needs checking off. Our challenge is… Continue Reading…