How many times have you asked a colleague or spouse how their day was at work or at a specific event and received the response, “Oh, it was just another day”? Have you heard yourself give this response? Every day
Leaders that Listen Well Part 2
To heighten your listening awareness skills, remind yourself: When you are listening to a conversation directed to you, are you really there or pretending to pay attention? Does this haunt you later trying to identify what was really asked for
Effective Leaders Listen Well Part 1
Observant listening skills are not just for senior management or famous leaders. Certainly, when we think of great leaders that listened well that list includes, Ronald Reagan, Richard Branson, and the late Stephen Covey. As stated by Mike Myatt, Chairman
Make a Culture of Positivity
As we work with many different industries, one initiative that continues to arise at the head of both corporate organizations and community efforts is, culture creation. For corporate teams, they may define culture as the core values they all hold
Leaders Recognize Too Much Aversion
Now that we are coming out of the pandemic, many people are experiencing, anger, hostility, even aversion to colleagues and the general public. Review this current situation: a former UCLA lecturer is in custody for allegedly making threats toward the
Can you fit into the Latest Business Organization?
Many corporations are increasingly aware that their corporate values affect not only their employees’ attitudes but also the bottom line. Suddenly, the pandemic disproportionately impacted women’s participation in the workforce. We will see a structural impact for organizational leaders to
Don’t Lead in Isolation
In a company retreat last quarter, we heard the lament of three newly promoted leaders that it truly is ‘lonely at the top’. All three had been with this biotech startup since the beginning of the company; and, looked forward
Use your Sage Knowledge
Isn’t it interesting that just when you’re stuck for a solution or a new twist on a current design, a colleague can quickly identify what may be the sticking ground, just at a glance? How do they do that? Is
Will Your Habits be Sustainable in 2022?
Now that society at large has endured a terrible pandemic, many people are reviewing their professional and personal habits for 2022. Some of the older patterns will not serve us now and others may need some polish. Even many organizations
How to be Fully Socially Engaged
Now that many of us are coming back into their communities, folks are wondering how to be more socially engaged now. The quality of social interaction and the ability to control ‘fully engaged’ time is the promise for the future.