The more years as I spend as a leader, the more I realize that the most important leadership principle is one I ignore all too often. The most important leadership principle I wish I’d known earlier is this: Slow down. To give myself permission to pause and see things from a different point of view.…
You’re not alone in feeling leadership anxiety. Here’s what to keep in mind when you feel it, and how to move forward. A wave of leadership anxiety hit me last week. My unending to-do list, the pressure of not wanting to let my team down, and my own voice of “You need to be doing…
As daunting as it can seem, here’s how to manage former peers that can perpetuate a healthy team dynamic. With your new promotion, congratulations are in order. But so is trepidation: You are now faced with the precarious challenge of figuring out how to manage former peers. I can feel the heat rising from your…
There’s been much talk about the degree to which political conversation in the workplace should happen. As a manager, here are a few things to consider. There’s been much talk about the degree to which political conversation in the workplace should happen. Most recently, opinions have been spurred by Basecamp’s announcement of their new company policies –…
In the wake of the murders of Asian women, we as leaders have agency and leverage to stop hate. “How are you doing lately, Claire?” I’ve been asked this over calls and in meetings over the past 13 days. Quite honestly, I have not been doing well. In the wake of the murders of Asian…
Here are the 7 topics and 5 formats your remote leadership training should include for your new managers. “What should I consider for remote leadership training in my company?” Recently, I was asked this question by a CEO. It’s a question many CEOs, VPs of People and Culture, and CHROs have been asking themselves lately.…
Know Your Team is now available for organizations with 1,000+ people. Support hundreds of managers in your organization with our tools and resources for manager development. What’s the best way to support managers in an organization with 1,000+ people? You have several options: You could invest in creating homegrown learning development programs for your managers…
Here are the most imperative – and most overlooked – communication best practices for remote teams. An endless barrage of Zoom meetings. Non-stop Slack pings. This is your new normal, and it feels bleak. You think to yourself: “Communication best practices for remote teams must exist…right?” You’re having a hard time imagining the way you’re communicating…
12 practices for how to build team morale remotely in the long-term, not as a short-term enthusiasm blip. Now, more than ever, the question, “How to build team morale remotely?” is one you may be asking yourself. From your team’s body language on Zoom calls, you can just tell. Folks look work thin. Energy levels…
Here are 5 practices for giving feedback remotely that help encourage behavior change even at a distance. “Lost in translation” only begins to describe the perils of giving feedback remotely. How do you tell someone that their tone needs to improve, without your own tone offending them and hindering the likelihood that they’ll want to…