A leader recently said to me “I feel like I am jumping from one crisis to another.” This person is not alone. Today’s leaders are dealing with an environment that is increasingly challenging. Some reasons for this include: Covid and its aftermath – including work from home A more politically charged environment than ever before. People are demanding transparency … [Read more...] about Meeting Today’s Heightened Leadership Challenge
Archives for November 2023
Navigating Quiet Cutting
“Quiet Cutting” - it’s one of the newest buzzwords in the HR world and refers to organizations trying to push people out without firing them. Employers are flipping the script on “Quiet Quitting.” It can include pay reductions, downgrades in employee titles or trimming and shifting employee roles and responsibilities in the workplace. It’s a slow-motion attrition, giving … [Read more...] about Navigating Quiet Cutting
Your Jerry Maguire Moment
“Do you bring your “A” game to work every day?” Even better – “Do you bring your “A” game to your life every day?” Since we each have just one life to live, these are important questions. In the 1996 film, Jerry Maguire – starring Tom Cruise – Jerry has an epiphany. He realizes that he and those in his sports agent business, are not doing their work the correctly. … [Read more...] about Your Jerry Maguire Moment
Building Trust
Many things may be on your list to help you become a more effective leader; for example: Improve Public Speaking Practice Giving Effective Feedback Learn more about AI Get an MBA Become More Visionary Challenge the Process These aren’t bad things to work on, but maybe you need to call a timeout and look at something even more fundamental. How much do … [Read more...] about Building Trust