The Situation: Leadership – Confrontation
Megan is responsible for communications. Each of her six direct reports lead a team. The opportunity for Megan is to deliver a clear review for each of her reports on their achievements and suggest what is needed to meet the expectations of senior leaders. The difficult conversation for Megan is providing […]
February 2019 Monthly Tips
Perseverance is not along race, it is many short races one after another. Sam Elliott
February Tips For Professional Success
Title:
Tip for Organizations:
What is a good short exercise to help a team recognize individual strengths and help sharpen a skill?
Answer:
This is an effective exercise for a small team or breakout of eight members. On an index card containing […]
January 2019 Business Case Study
The Situation: The thinker
John is a business analyst who would like to interface with clients. His idea is to meet a customer and discuss his targeted end results at the beginning of his comments. However, John tends to over explain, packing in quite a bit of detail which can confuse the audience and cause them […]
January 2019 Monthly Tips
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
Oprah Winfrey
January Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
How can we help our group prepare to meet the new CEO in one on one sessions?
Answer:
Ask the team to write a 30 second introduction of themselves. Have them mention how they helped a successful […]
May 2018 Monthly Tips
“Don’t find the fault, find the remedy” — Henry Ford
May Tips For Professional Success
Tip for Organizations:
Question:
How do we help our team to stay focused and not overreact to difficult situations?
Answer:
When folks are rested and calm, difficult situations are easier to handle. Get your team to take breaks. begin a meeting with a brief, light moment before […]
May 2018 Business Case Study
The Situation: Building a high performing team
Hillary wants to be able to turn her team into high performing group. In the three years she has been the leader, there has been a lack of clear communication between members and herself.
The Solution:
Hillary began delivering clear expectations with accountability for each team member. A member set expectations […]