It’s exhausting right now.
Leaders need to know when to cry, “uncle.”
This blog is your permission to rest.
My extended team meetings are a disaster. What do I do?
I want to dive in to help my team, but I’m already overloaded. What should I do?
TG Classic - Are you and your staff unconsciously conspiring?
My employees aren’t working as a team like they used to. What do I do?
Whether your team is back in the office, back on the line, or working from home, we’re all faced with something that’s pulling us apart. Plexiglass, screens, and masks, while keeping us physically safe, create significant strain on our ability to connect.
Add on chronic stress, fear, and scarcity and it’s no wonder folks aren’t working together as well as they could.
Here’s what we think may be going on.
I’m torturing myself and my team with our online meetings. Help!
Did anyone else not get their Pandemic Business Survival handbook?
My employees beg me to tell them what to do and then reject my direction. Gah!?!
I'm a leader. How the heck am I supposed to make people feel safe at work now?
Want to Change the World? Start with Your Team.
How do I lead my team through a global crisis when I'm also dealing with my own personal challenges? Asking for a friend ...
Everyone, everywhere is struggling in some way with the changes occurring as a result of this global crisis. Personal health, professional future, family tension, grief and loss ...or any of the above. What I’m about to share isn’t groundbreaking, and now is a time when friendly reminders can be very helpful.
What's on your Not-to-do list?
Why is it when I ask my people "How can I help?" I rarely get a response I can do anything with?
Tyranny of Expectations
5 Things We Easily Forget When in Crisis
The Dark Side of Niceness
I need to know what to do next, but I just don't. What do I do?
I'm struggling to hold things together, and people are looking to me for answers. How do I lead them through this storm?
That session on How to Deal with a Global Pandemic and Market Crash would have been handy right about now. In business - and in life - one of the primary skills you’ve learned is to break big problems down into smaller chunks. Pieces that are easy to understand and actually achievable.
So, let’s work together to start breaking your situation into actionable chunks.
We created our 3-year plan but nothing’s changed. What am I missing? ….
My team isn’t getting my long-term vision for the company. What can I do differently?
Our culture tells us the person at the top is solely responsible for creating an organization’s vision. The approach out-lined here releases the pressure-valve. You have the vision. You aren’t going to accomplish it on your own. Follow this check-list to get people on-board with where you want to go next.
