It can be hard to believe when you are embroiled in a heated or awkward discussion, but those difficult conversations are often highly meaningful. They offer you an opportunity to clear confusion, right wrongs, build trust, fix mistakes, and strengthen everything from...
Develop the Right Change Mindset
Change is inevitable. You know that. You also know that change is the catalyst for innovation and growth. You know that change is necessary, and as a leader, it’s your job to guide your employees through change and ensure the best possible outcome. Still, what if...
Prioritizing Connections on Your Virtual Team
Whether your situation will remain virtual for only a little while longer or it’s more permanent, here are some ways you can maintain meaningful connections with your employees and colleagues.
How to Mediate Conflict Among Employees
Warring teammates are highly disruptive, damaging team morale and productivity. While some conflicts are overt, with involved employees lashing out at each other in front of the rest of the team, often they’re not. Covert conflict, when two employees have a falling...
Do You Have the 3 Skills Every Leader Needs Right Now?
What sets the great leaders apart from the mediocre ones centers around skills, not personality. That is actually really good news because while changing one’s personality can be hard, if not impossible, for some people, we all can develop new skills if our heart is in it.
How to Ease Employees’ Stress and Anxiety
A whopping 94% of U.S. and U.K. workers said they suffer from stress, according to a study conducted by Wrike. Perhaps more alarming is that the same study found that about a third of the respondents said they've experienced "high" or "unsustainably high" stress. That...
Communication is Critical During a Crisis
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the global community, we’re all facing uncertainty. While it is still too early to tell how all this will play, one thing is certain: If you are a leader in any capacity, you have the power to make a difference in the lives of the people who report to you. You can quell some of the anxiety, support them and inspire them to work hard, despite everything going on around them, through honest, frequent, clear communication