Management

Life, Leadership & Resilience

The Only Way to Elevate Your Company is to Elevate Your People Life, Leadership & Resilience was the topic of our March 2024 Newsletter, The PaceSetter which still seems "spot on" a year later. In the journey of effective leadership, the importance of authenticity, truthfulness, and audacity in pursuing one's dreams are critical. It encourages aspiring leaders to embody the leadership they wish they had, prioritize actions over words, seek honest feedback, and remain undeterred by external opinions. Failure is a universal experience ...

Leadership Styles and Corporate Responses to Crisis Situations

The most common leadership styles are autocratic, democratic and delegative. So, how does each style affect a crisis in a corporation? The autocrat will need to make all the decisions in a crisis, keep everyone in fire-drill mode and require continuous updates. Many times they insist on being the point person for communications, not trusting anyone else to handle it. They may prefer to release very little information and keep full details close to the vest to be shared only with a few ...

By |2023-08-08T13:57:11+00:00August 8, 2023|Leadership, Leadership Agility, Management|

Why is Leadership Important in Business?

A Leader Without Followers…. … is just a person taking a walk according to John C. Maxwell. A business without a true leader is like a hamster on a wheel – most likely running, but not getting anywhere despite the effort! Whenever we’re asked to develop leaders, my first question is: What do we need them to do? I often get blank stares, so I refer them to Enerpace’s Leadership Pyramid: https://www.enerpace.com/company-solutions/ The job of leadership begins with establishing a business’ mission, vision and goals. If a ...

By |2022-07-29T10:30:12+00:00July 5, 2022|Leadership, Management, Team Alignment|

Identifying Your Blind Spots As A Leader

I love this topic – it’s so important and one that’s not usually addressed. Some topics I see over and over again! What I wish all leaders knew is that they actually HAVE blind spots. It’s impossible not to. Even the best of intentioned, most self-aware leaders can be unaware of how they’re being perceived or how their actions are impacting others beyond their immediate circle. We ALL see the world through our own point of view, and our brain filters out information that disagrees with that ...

By |2022-07-29T10:30:13+00:00January 20, 2022|Leadership, Leadership Agility, Management|

Toolkit for the First Time Manager

Things I wish I knew before becoming a new manager – That my success depended on making my employees successful My real job is to make sure my people have what they need to do their jobs Coaching skills so I could “teach them to fish instead of giving them the fish”. A good manager asks the questions that helps folks think their way to the right answer. That being a manager entails being part coach, part parent, part therapist, part teacher, part cheerleader, ...

By |2022-07-29T10:30:13+00:00September 7, 2021|Career, Management, Onboarding|
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