If you’re reading this, odds are, you’re a middle manager, i.e. someone who has a boss and is a boss, who has to lead and influence from the messy middle, up, down, and across their organization. Take pride and take heart because I’m going to help with the toughest job … Click to continue reading
The last thing you need, especially when your business is under pressure from a global pandemic, is your employees worrying about being laid off. This can have a drastic effect on workplace productivity, loyalty and satisfaction. So, avoiding paranoia at all costs is paramount to a successful business. There are … Click to continue reading
During challenging times, it’s critical that leaders boost their communication time to provide clarity and assurance to their employees. In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I make the case that it’s equally important for leaders to express more gratitude through their leadership when faced with uncertainty about … Click to continue reading
In many organizations, it can take up to 10 years before new leaders get leadership development training, leaving most to figure things out on their own. So what should new managers be paying more attention to? And what mistakes are they more likely to make? That’s what I’ll be discussing … Click to continue reading
Big organizations are prone to communications breakdowns not only due to having a large number of people or departments, different locations, and poor management but also because of diverse personality traits. When different departments or teams in your organization fail to pass information properly to each other, they create a … Click to continue reading
For most leaders, improving the way we lead involves developing new strategies and/or processes to be more effective in getting the best out of others. But shouldn’t we focusing more on better connecting who we are with how we lead? That’s the idea I explore with renowned CEO coach John … Click to continue reading
There’s no question that leadership is hard work and requires a diverse tool kit of skills and abilities to do the job well. But are there actions and behaviours leaders are employing that are actually impeding their ability to succeed in their role? That’s the focus of my conversation with … Click to continue reading
The following is a guest piece by Alex Vorobieff. A healthy relationship with feedback exists when you can unemotionally assess the results of your business and then rationally determine what inputs or actions you need to change. Denial is a very frequent manifestation of an unhealthy relationship. It’s important to … Click to continue reading
A few weeks ago, I was the invited guest on CBC Radio’s Daybreak where I shared advice on how to successfully achieve your goals for this year. Now, the start of a new year is typically when most of us make efforts to create goals for what we’d like to … Click to continue reading
With the New Year now well under way, many of us are understandably creating goals and developing plans for what we’d like to achieve over the course of the next 12 months. For myself, the start of a New Year also presents a unique opportunity to look back on the … Click to continue reading
The following is a guest piece by Terri Williams. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and a company is only as strong as its lowest-performing employees. At first, this analogy may appear to be an overreach—after all, how can one or even a handful of poorly … Click to continue reading
If there’s one point all of us can agree on today, it’s that we’re living in increasingly divisive times. As a writer, I can certainly appreciate the irony of this statement. But as a leadership expert, it also highlights a critical function leaders need to play both to drive organizational … Click to continue reading