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Before You Lead the Room, Read the Room
Your title may get you a seat at the table. It doesn’t guarantee you influence at the table.
I’m hearing more and more leaders ask how to influence people they don’t have authority over. And increasingly, that includes the person above them. They want to know how to challenge a boss without sounding insubordinate, how to get an executive to reconsider a decision, how to raise a concern that isn’t going to be particularly welcome, or how to advocate for an idea when the person sitting across from them has considerably more power.
That’s not a junior-leader problem. It’s a leadership problem.
I…
The Work No One Sees. The Cost Everyone Pays.
Imagine this.
You have two people on your team. Both consistently deliver excellent work. They hit deadlines, produce quality results, and clients love working with them.
One…
What If Your Perspective Is the Problem?
I’ve spent much of my life believing I was a pretty good judge of people.
Growing up on the south side of Chicago, reading people wasn’t…
Why Empathetic Leaders Must Read Fiction
Empathy, the necessary human trait of having the ability to share in the feeling of others, is declining in our society. Things have gotten worse,…
How to Politely Leave a Meeting Early
Would it surprise you to learn my Google Analytics report shows my most searched for blog continues to be “phraseology to leave a meeting early”?…
Extroverts…Listen Up!
Have you ever heard of an ambivert? No, it isn’t a West Texas animal or a driverless vehicle. An ambivert (and I confess to being…
5 Strategies to Create a Culture of Psychological Safety
Can you recall a time at work you hesitated to share your thoughts, opinions or truth out of concern for possible embarrassment, rejection or even…
5 Ways to Create Boundaries (to Avoid Workplace Burnout)
Feeling burned-out? Fried? Crispy? Well-done and over it? Already planning your next weekend on Monday morning at 8:02 a.m.? Oh, that’s right…I forgot. Someone already…
5 Key Trends Leaders and Teams Must Embrace
Has it only been a few years since the pandemic? Pretty much. In that time, we have changed the way we meet, the way we…
6 Ways Leaders Can Support Their Female Workforce in 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the modern workplaces across the world and the United States. Unfortunately, women were disproportionately impacted sparking the “She-Cession.” According to McKinsey’s…
7 Strategies for an Impactful Virtual Meeting
Are you guilty of multi-tasking during meetings? Unfortunately, being present during meetings, especially present-day virtual meetings, is so rare, I wish I could bottle and…
