Leadership

Leading with Vulnerability

Vulnerability is a Strength

For years, people have felt the need to “shut off” or conceal their emotions in the workplace. Now, we are realizing, effective leaders tune into the emotions of their employees to provide support, motivate teams, and create deeper connections between individuals.

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Dealing with Difficult People

Are coworkers driving you crazy?

Many of us are in frequent contact daily with a number of colleagues, some of which are easier to work with than others. Working with a difficult colleague undermines productivity and happiness in the workplace. Learning to deal with difficult people is vital to our success, both individually and as teams.

What Gets Recognized Gets Repeated

What do employees want from a leader?

Employees are humans and humans are emotional beings. Leaders across organizations know the importance of prioritizing employee recognition. The possibilities for recognition are limited only by the imagination.

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From Hopeless to Champion

What's eroding your team's morale?

Employees and leaders suffering from low morale are the ultimate silent killers for an organization. Actively disengaged employees are costing the American economy billions per year in lost productivity. How can leaders recognize low-moral and re-engage team members before the organization's success is jeopardized?

Leading Change

Leading Change and Managing Change

A leader’s place is out in front; making the move to prepare the team for the change and for victory. The management of change comes into play after the proactive moves are made and the process for implementing or executing within the adjusted system is in place.

Validation as Productive Accountability

Accountability means behaviors matter

Adopting validation practices as a form of accountability helps us know if we are doing what we said we would do. In this video, a school district leader describes her team's validation practices and how they support accountability across the organization.

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Consistent & Reliable Leadership

Reliable Leadership Practices

Watch as Denise Woods talks about building consistency and harvesting wins with your employees by implementing the concept of rounding on direct reports.

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Monthly Meetings

How Supportive Are You?

Over half of Americans mistrust their leaders. Supporting the needs of your team members by meeting with them on a regular basis shows a true commitment to seeing them excel. See what employees say they need and learn how to be a trusted leader.

Ownership of Organizational Goals

Empowering Mid-Level Leaders

The mid-level leader plays many roles. Executing goals cascaded from the executive team is one of the most important. Build positive relationships with your middle leaders and promote ownership of the goals.

Move Forward by Doing the Next Right Thing

Always Be Forward Thinking

When leaders face periods of disruption, teams count on the leaders to guide them towards success. In this episode, Dr. Natalie Harder discusses how her team successfully navigated through intense change and the effects of a strong culture and values while leading during times of uncertainty.

Don Scott