How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation

How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation

Life is full of difficult conversations. Telling a direct report that their performance isn’t up to par. Letting a teammate know that their comments in a meeting hurt you. Asking your manager for something you think you deserve but haven’t been getting. These are...
Improve Your Team Dynamics

Improve Your Team Dynamics

In my previous post, I shared tactics you can use to realign your team if the inevitable changes in the external environment, shifts in organizational strategy, bumps in the road, and feelings of lethargy have you at less than full speed ahead. If you want to reset...
Are You Working in the Right Organization?

Are You Working in the Right Organization?

I’ll throw it out there—your relationship with your current employer might have passed its best-before date. It might be time to move along, jump ship, hit the road. And when it’s time, it’s time. Dragging out the process is hard on you and hard on your organization....