3 Portraits of Employee Involvement
Posted in Change ManagementLeadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentTeam DynamicsValue CreationWorkplace IssuesIn your organization, how much employee input does management get before deciding a course...
View ArticleThe ‘Annual Performance Appraisal’ Needs a New Name
Posted in Career DevelopmentWorkplace IssuesA surprising number of organizations still deliver once-a-year performance appraisals without providing much interim feedback. Have you considered the...
View Article6 self-reflection questions for every working mother
Posted in Career DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentIf you ever feel "working mother guilt," this post is for you. No matter how flexible your job, conflicts inevitably arise. A child gets sick on the...
View ArticleManagers: How well are you connecting?
Posted in Leadership CoachingLight Your WorldSelf LeadershipWorkplace IssuesWhat does it mean to be connected? Some employees openly volunteer personal information like aging parent concerns and...
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9 management lessons from 13th and Violet
Posted in Career DevelopmentChange ManagementCommunity InvolvementLeadership CoachingDuring and after the recent Boulder flooding, emergency officials asked people to stay home. I followed these...
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Creating employee engagement through culture and job design
Posted in Career DevelopmentChange ManagementLeadership CoachingTeam DynamicsWorkplace IssuesIn a refreshing interview, CEO Jim Franklin shares his company’s views on employee engagement. SendGrid’s...
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5 reasons to re-examine how leaders communicate
The average person tells four lies a day, or 1,460 a year; a total of 87,600 by the age of 60. And the most common lie is ‘I’m fine.’” This quote appeared in a friend’s recent blog post and got me...
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10 Management Lessons from Dragon Army
Business insights can come from unexpected places, including children’s literature. Science fiction writer Orson Scott Card paints a marvelous portrait of people management, vividly contrasting what...
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8 tips for effective employee praise
If praising employees does not come naturally to you, here are a few tips for crafting words to motivate your team...Author informationLeigh SteereCo-founder, Managing People Better, LLC—a management...
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Will this project manager make a good people manager?
Sam’s team just delivered a complex project on-time, on-budget, and with impeccable quality. His company is eying him for promotion, because they want him to “rub off” on other project managers, whose...
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