April 11th, 2011
Thresholds: Why Leaders Shouldn’t Give Up on a Good Idea Too Soon
Enough is enough! Ever felt like giving up? We all have felt that way at some time. It can be […]
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April 10th, 2011
Phony Baloney: Isn’t Most Leadership Training Just About Techniques to Manipulate People?
Participants who come to leadership training often ask, “Isn’t this just that thing where you repeat what the other person is saying to you? That’s what my boss does when she is trying to manipulate me. It drives me crazy. Does she think I’m stupid?” Like any skill, leadership skills like active listening, constructive confrontation (I-messages), and conflict resolution skills can be learned and used effectively or misused.
April 7th, 2011
Leadership Training in the Classroom or On-line? (Video Blog)
Is classroom training really the most effective (re: time, money, energy) way to provide skill training for leaders, managers and […]
April 7th, 2011
Laissez Faire
My son is almost 18 years old, and one of my biggest challenges is sitting back and letting him make […]
April 6th, 2011
Why Leadership Training Should Teach You To Be Inconsistent
In some ways, consistency is the enemy of good leadership. I often hear supervisors tell me, “In that supervisor training […]
April 6th, 2011
Why Leadership Training Can’t Motivate Anyone
One hundred percent of the people are 100% motivated 100% of the time. You’ve surely heard, “I can’t seem to […]
April 6th, 2011
Feelings Are Facts: Why Emotions Should Be a Part of Your Leadership Training
Much of the mythology about leadership encourages managers to ignore the emotional side of relationship development. Many are admonished to […]
April 5th, 2011
Who’s In Charge Here? How Much Control Is Enough?
During a transition to a team-oriented process at an electronics firm, one of the supervisors was very concerned about losing […]
April 5th, 2011
Back to the Future, Again.
Finally, the recession is over! Unless you are still unemployed or working that job at McDonalds you got after you […]
April 5th, 2011
Can Leadership Training Help Drive Fear Out Of The Workplace?
After hearing the same lament about 100 times during exploratory interviews at a large electric utilities company on the East […]