Tag: employee engagement
Want Improvements? Help Your Boss Feel Safe Enough to Try the Better Way
It can be quite startling to recognize how often leaders and other people with authority and status behave ineffectively. Their difficulties can be interpersonal, as when a leader shows favoritism to specific individuals or groups... Continue reading
Is It Better to Resign or to Figure Out What Your Touchy Boss Needs?
After months of working together, Steve really thought he and his boss, Mitch, had come to an understanding: Mitch would focus on strategy and marketing while Steve would handle day-to-day operations and virtually all communication... Continue reading
Advice, Please: I Want to Hire My Friend. Is That Too Risky?
Last week, a client asked me this question: “Is it okay to hire my friend/cousin/other connected person in my ecosystem?” I replied that it could be terrible–particularly if and when the job comes to an... 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 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
As Friends Leave and New People Arrive, Work Might Feel Lonely and Uncomfortable
There is a lot of disruption in the workplace these days with so many people coming and going. Given what we know about the importance of having good friends and strong relationships at work, it... Continue reading
In Forbes: Do You Want Better Performance? Help People Strengthen Their Relationships
This post originally appeared on Forbes. So much of work can feel transactional, cold, even mind-numbing. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As Dr. Robert Waldinger, professor of psychiatry, director of the Harvard Study of... Continue reading
In Forbes: Disabled People Are A Vital Part Of Your Workforce: Advice To Help You Manage
This post originally appeared on Forbes. Are you missing the opportunity to attract or retain a highly motivated and qualified segment of the working population? Research shows that disabled people have higher levels of motivation, innovation, loyalty,... Continue reading