Tag: emotional intelligence
Surprise! No Need to Stop Cursing Completely. But Try It This Way Instead
[Please note: Some examples of profanity are used in this piece.] Have you ever worked in a place where people swear a lot? Sometimes a senior leader has a habit of profanity, or it could... Continue reading
How Courageous Employees And Leaders Can Put Anxiety To Good Use
This post originally appeared on Forbes. Don’t be surprised if you recognize yourself in the pages of The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears Into Your Leadership Superpower by Morra Aarons-Mele. Most of us are anxious in some... Continue reading
How to Help People Change When It Isn’t Their Idea
Before taking on a new coaching client, I asked his boss if she thought he really wanted to change. I told her I wasn’t interested in working with him unless he was willing to change... Continue reading
Being an Adaptable Leader: Focus on Curiosity with a Side of Stamina
Truly good leadership is not a fixed thing. It’s situational and requires sizing up the reality around you and adjusting to it. It’s the opposite of doing whatever worked for you in the past even... Continue reading
How to Work with People Who Arrive Wounded and Need to Improve
Between layoffs, reorganizations, and people being promoted into different work groups, it’s pretty common to inherit team members you haven’t chosen or about whom you know little or nothing. Some of these folks might not... Continue reading
How You Should Feel Absolutely Every Time You Have to Fire Someone
The first time I had to fire someone, I was 22—and I was given no training, instructions, or support. The experience was so upsetting that as soon as the meeting was over, I ran to... Continue reading
If You Look for Harmony You’ll Get the Wrong Impact. Here’s Help
In our workplace culture, most of us have been trained—or at least prefer—to believe that if we don’t hear any disagreement, there probably isn’t any. And we think that’s a good thing! Most of us... Continue reading
How Talking to Yourself Can Reduce Your Stress and Help You Accomplish More
Now that it’s normal to encounter people who seem to be talking to themselves because of the inconspicuousness of technology, perhaps it’s time to take advantage of the benefits of really talking to ourselves. After... Continue reading