Category: Leadership
How to Survive Being Promoted Past Your Peers
A significant number of employees, supervisors, managers, and even vice presidents find themselves getting promoted and having to figure out how to detach from their old peers as well as how to fit in with... Continue reading
Why You Need to Be Skeptical of People Who Say They’re Strategic
Have you ever heard a colleague announce, “I’m a strategic thinker!” or defend their methods or process by claiming, “But I’m being strategic!”? Maybe I’m dealing with too small a sample of leaders at a... Continue reading
What Are the Risks When You Hire “The Best We Could Get”?
Say you’re interviewing candidates for a big job you really need to fill -- and fast. The absence of someone in this crucial spot is beginning to halt progress and the staff is starting to... Continue reading
How to Look Beyond Your First Impressions of Employees
Some leaders believe they can size up employees and their work styles — even people who don’t report to them — based on how the employees look or seem. These leaders make assumptions along the... Continue reading
10 Reasons It’s Risky to Be Friends with Your Staff
Clients often ask me how to deal with tricky interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Two of the most challenging situations occur when a leader hires a friend or even the friend of a friend, or... Continue reading
How to Stop Counterproductive Criticism and Coach Constructively
One of the most frequent concerns I encounter when I’m interviewing business people — regardless of whether they work on the frontlines or are members of boards of directors — is that they rarely hear... Continue reading
How to Get the Most from Your Exit Interviews
Are you doing thoughtful exit interviews with all levels of departing employees? The exit interview is one of few concrete opportunities to learn what makes someone comfortable to work in your organization — or not... Continue reading
Have You Expressed Your Gratitude for Your Colleagues?
Most people like Thanksgiving for its relative lack of commercialism and its inclusivity. It’s all about food, friends, and family — an opportunity to be together in some semblance of comfort and caring. In many... Continue reading