“How do you feel about your performance this past month?” A great way to start a check-in or one-on-one conversation. You’re inviting engagement, hearing what your employee thinks about what they’re delivering… … Read the rest
Have you ever thought about what it takes to put a man on the moon? I mean what it REALLY takes. I bet if we were to sit in a … Read the rest
The principle of boundary-setting has become a homing beacon to the millennial generation hoping to improve their relational surroundings and emotional health. People-pleasing is an issue that many people openly struggle with, and regardless of … Read the rest
Think of a meeting you’ve sat through where the room is asking, “What are we going to do about ___ ?” A highly qualified professional on the team offers a thoughtful, intricate solution … Read the rest
Running a business is hard. Being a leader is hard. What complicates both of things, something smaller teams or small businesses are particularly at risk of, is relationship in the workplace. Most of us … Read the rest
It’s been several years since it became a hot new word in our culture, but we live in a culture where we have a word, a verb, for doing difficult things, things we … Read the rest
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” A phrase we’ve all heard throughout our lifetimes. Generally, this is taken to mean that when a situation becomes difficult, strong or … Read the rest
When you think of excellence in the workplace, what else comes to mind right after? I would argue many of us equate the idea of excellence in any category with overachievement, burnout, intensity, and … Read the rest
The game of leadership, in almost any company, is invariably rigged against the masses. Every level one rises is one level closer to a bottleneck of positions – there are only so many at … Read the rest
When you think of what it takes to succeed in the workplace, you may think of the qualities our culture has taught us are most “valued” – … Read the rest