We have all survived terrible meetings. You know that feeling you have after a bad meeting where you are exhausted and unmotivated? It turns out that there is a term for it: Meeting Hangover. A recent article in Harvard Business Review reports a survey that shows 90% of workers have experienced this at least occasionally. Research also finds these root causes of bad … [Read more...] about Escape from Meeting Hangover
Leadership Skills Checklist
Leadership development is a lifelong journey. Hopefully, you have a Leadership Development Plan that you update regularly as you consider the next set of leadership skills you need to add to your repertoire. Here is a list for you to consider from a recent article in Harvard Business Review: 1. Emotional Aperture. Related to Emotional Intelligence, this is all about … [Read more...] about Leadership Skills Checklist
“Collective Merit”
Very few of us are hired by our employers as “individual performers.” Most of us are part of a team – a “collective.” With this in mind, when I have hired people in the past, I think about their individual merit and what they will contribute to the collective. Last semester, I provided students in one of my classes with the following scenario and questions: The Board … [Read more...] about “Collective Merit”
Is it Time for a Career Change?
Is everything going “okay?” Is “okay” good enough? Every now and then it is healthy to take a “time out” and reflect upon our career situation. Is it time for a change? Here are some questions to ask yourself to help answer that question – based on a recent Harvard Business Review article. 1. Reflect over the past three months. *How are you doing? Objectively, … [Read more...] about Is it Time for a Career Change?
Build Your Resilience
As leaders, people watch us much more closely than we realize. We need to be role models of building our resilience so we can encourage others, and they will emulate us. In this way, we are building a resilient team. Here are things we can do to build our resilience. Many of these ideas are from a recent article in Harvard Business Review. *Begin by making this a … [Read more...] about Build Your Resilience