Tag: workplace
In HBR: Creating Flex Work Policies … When Everyone Has Different Needs
This article originally appeared on Harvard Business Review. As those groups that were able to work remotely during the pandemic navigate their returns to the workplace, one thing is clear and consistent: Whatever any organization is... Continue reading
How to Work on Tough Problems Without Insulting Anyone
A client called me last week to ask how to handle a recurring situation: a longtime manager of one department accused another work group of making serious, costly mistakes — all the time, because they... Continue reading
In HBR: What to Do If Your Team Doesn’t Want to Go Back to the Office
This article originally appeared on hbr.org. As the pandemic continues, there are growing tensions at organizations where employees who have been working from home are now expected to come into reopened offices. Many knowledge workers —... Continue reading
How to Work Effectively with Your Team About Their Development
When a mid-level leader gets promoted, their relationship with their team shifts. The leader may begin to view team members through a new lens and identify who has the capacity to take on their old... Continue reading
How to Help a Manager Who’s Struggling, Right Now
Not surprisingly, in the last few weeks I’ve been contacted by board and C-level leaders, asking how they can rally and galvanize managers who appear to be buckling under the pressures and disruptions of the... Continue reading
Now Is the Time to Reach Out to Black Colleagues
Have you seen any of the clips from the recent Milwaukee Bucks’ protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake? One of the players wore a T-shirt reading: “Black All the Time.” It was one of... Continue reading
How to Help Worried Colleagues Share Problems in a More Productive Way
I hear from numerous leaders who get fed up with the way direct reports can fixate on problems that the execs consider low priority. Sometimes the very same things that keep employees up at night... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Be An Aligned Leader Who Keeps The Team Together
This article originally appeared on Forbes. Particularly when they’re under pressure, leaders must be willing to face two important problems: connecting with their true selves, and listening deeply to their stakeholders, especially their employees, according to Hortense... Continue reading