Tag: empathy
6 Ways to Manage a Weak But Devoted Leader
What if you have a leader who’s not great but you have to count on him anyway? Several of my clients have faced this situation. Maybe the leader was successful at one point in time... Continue reading
Two Reasons People Feel Insecure at Work and How Leaders Can Help
I had a fascinating conversation with executive coach and author Lisa McLeod during her recent LinkedIn Live presentation, Why You Feel Insecure at Work (and How to Fix It). To a certain extent, we define... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Look For All The Possibilities To Be Successful In Conflict
This post originally appeared on Forbes. In the face of truly competing needs and the polarizing conflicts on both local and global scales, it’s become incredibly difficult to bring people together in most situations. But... Continue reading
3 Pieces of Advice to Help You Handle Executives Who Put People Down
One of my COO clients is a consistent champion for positive organizational culture. He invests both time and money in hiring strong people and supporting them to do their best work. But he’s facing a... Continue reading
What Makes Imposter Syndrome So Frightening? Three Ways to Help You Cope
It amazes me how many talented people say they have imposter syndrome. Recently, I’ve been hearing about this in both coaching calls and social situations. It bothers me because the term has become a catchall... Continue reading
How to Choose Acceptance as an Effective Way to Take Feedback
Most of us have trouble accepting feedback and criticism without behaving at least a little pridefully or defensively, or actually going on the attack. And even though I write and coach about it, I’m only... 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