When we think of leadership, we often think about leading others. But it is important to remember that before you can do that effectively, you have to be able to lead yourself. That will look different for everyone, but the principle remains the same—do you practice what you preach? Do you walk the walk? Here…
Employee appreciation should not be a once-a-year event. In fact, people who feel valued on the regular are less likely to leave their jobs. Putting some effort into recognizing your employees for the good jobs they are doing can help you reduce turnover, increase engagement, and just make your workplace a better place to be!…
Prior to the pandemic, working from home was considered a perk or an option that companies might provide in order to offer flexibility to their people. Now, it has become the everyday norm for many. And it is drastically changing the way teams are interacting and doing their work. It’s also important to note that…
Most of us are currently facing challenges that we didn’t expect. We had a vision for 2020, and it didn’t involve a global crisis. It’s easy to get stuck looking for who to blame, overwhelmed by anxiety and stress. However, if we can make a shift to reframe our perspective, we might just be able…
Great leadership isn’t a given. Leadership is often learned by making mistakes, working your way up the ranks, and even more so, by observing leaders around you that excel and even the ones who do not. You can be a leader regardless of the position you hold. Whether you aspire to be a manager, a…
All of the soft and hard skills in the world will not make you successful if your attitude and approach are out of sync from your organization as a whole. That said, how do you build an organization without first building a culture? It’s easy – you can’t. More and more, employees are not hired…
It seems like being yourself should be the easiest thing in the world to do, but it is often the most difficult for people, especially in leadership. Pretending to be someone different than yourself often feels safe, it protects you from being exposed, from the possibility that people will not like you, but it can…