Tag: employee experience
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
Your Employees Stopped Listening. Why Now, and What Will Help?
When Elon Musk announced that he only wanted “hardcore” employees at Twitter who would commit to “long hours at high intensity,” he reinforced the Us vs. Them mindset around the conflicting needs of employers and... Continue reading
Advice in Six Steps to Help You Handle the Challenge of Behavior Change
Leaders often find that it’s harder than they expected to get people to change their behavior—not only to ask them to change, but also to explain how to make the actual change. Many execs are... Continue reading
Afraid You’re Being Manipulated? Advice on What to Watch for and Try
Last week I heard from several executives about colleagues trying to manipulate them to behave differently or make certain decisions favorable to the manipulators. I’m not sure if these instances were coincidental or if something... Continue reading