Invert Your Organizational Chart and Grow
Your business is a living organism, much like a tree. Consider your organizational chart. Does it look like a pyramid, with the boss on top and the workers on the
Author: Christine Waugh
This is Better than Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is the latest go-to topic in the leadership training world. Engagement is important, but when I think of it, I think of a transmission in a car. When
To be a Good Leader Picture Yourself Walking
No matter how busy you are as a leader, don’t picture yourself running. Show confidence as a leader by thinking like a drummer, and picture yourself walking. Have you ever
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First Impressions are Overvalued
You know the old saying, “You only get one chance to make a great first impression?” Good first impressions are critical in your business and personal relationships, right? I disagree!
Don’t be Fooled by Your Perception
In business leadership (and in life) you witness, you experience, so think you know. But do you really? Don’t be fooled by your perception! I’ll illustrate this with an old
Don’t Get Back to It – Rise Above Normal!
For business managers, COVID was a tough challenge. As a leader, it’s easy for you to glamorize and idolize pre-COVID normal, to long for it, and wait for it to
How Not to Negotiate – Make This Mistake
Whether you’re a leader or not, you need negotiation skills. Sometimes you might blow it, so it’s good to understand why. Here’s how not to negotiate. Of course, you want
How to Bring Harmony to Group Discord
Imagine that you are running (or sitting in) a meeting and you’re trying to reach a consensus on a pending project or an important action item. Ideally, everyone would chip
How to Ruin an Apology
Sometimes it happens – you’re blindsided by someone or something that upsets you and you don’t respond with elegance and class (like you usually do.) You wish you could rewind