Why it’s Important to Deliver Tough Feedback
Today’s post focuses on the importance of providing clear and direct feedback to members of your team. It’s an excerpt from One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership (you can get your copy here). Taking risks on people is important but leadership requires more than that. The other side of the [...]
Lead Like Your Mom
No, this isn’t a “your mom” joke post. Today I’ll share some thoughts on how to lead like your mom. I’m picking this topic today because it’s a gift for Mom’s birthday (and it’s cheaper than flowers… have you seen FTD’s prices lately?!?). That’s one of my favorite photos of her over there on the [...]
What Squirrels Can Teach You About Networking
You folks know that fable about the squirrel and the grasshopper, right? The squirrel works his butt off all summer fortifying his little tree fort, scurrying around gathering acorns, and storing his food and water like a nut job doomsday prepper. The grasshopper goes partying, drinking margaritas, hitting the clubs, and making fun of the [...]
How to Improve Your Life Through Mentoring Programs
Today, Kerrie Main, Communications Director for Nobscot, discusses the benefits of mentoring programs both for mentors and mentees. Here’s Kerrie… If you’ve been looking for ways to develop further on your career path or simply want to find a way to give back to your organization, joining a mentoring program is a great idea! Mentoring [...]
Perception Is Reality: 8 Steps for Changing How Others See You
Today’s guest post is from Joel Garfinkle, executive coach and author of Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level (CLICK HERE to get your copy). While all our guest bloggers are great, every once in a while a guest writes a post that I read and say “I wish I [...]
7 Questions to Ask When Finding a Mentor
Today’s post is by Gwen Stewart of Outbounding.com. Here’s Gwen… It doesn’t matter if you’re a freelancer, a small business owner, a successful entrepreneur or a corporate executive in a Fortune 500 company—a business mentor can often provide you with advice, encouragement, or insight, helping to improve your business skills or ensuring that you stay [...]
If the Pope Can Quit, So Can You
I know a lot of folks who complain about their jobs. They don’t like the work. They don’t like their coworkers. They don’t like their organization’s culture. They feel trapped and stymied by how to make things change. When trapped, they rationalize why they’re staying. Some folks think they’re indispensable to the organization. They’re the [...]
How to Avoid Taking a Terrible Job
Today’s guest post is from Bob Herbold, the long-time Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft Corporation and author of What’s Holding You Back: 10 Bold Steps that Define Gutsy Leaders (CLICK HERE to buy your copy). You can read more about Bob at the end of this post. Eight years ago, soon after I had retired [...]
How to Handle Getting Layered at Work
Things are awesome at work until that dreadful day your boss (with whom you have an awesome relationship) tells you “Hey, I’ve hired a new person who will be reporting to me and you’ll now report to that person.” You’ve officially been layered and we all know getting layered is only good if we’re talking [...]
Move Beyond “Me” to “We” in Your Leadership Brand
Today’s post is by Karen Kang, author of BrandingPays: The Five-Step System to Reinvent Your Personal Brand (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Karen… I work with a lot of leaders in startups to Fortune 100 companies on both corporate and personal branding. When it comes to their companies, these leaders have no problem [...]
