Just when we were beginning to adapt to all the changes at work due to the pandemic, things are changing again as people head back into the office. You might be tempted to say that everyone is returning to business as usual, but in many ways, that term no longer applies. As Scott Blanchard, president… Read More
Don’t Let Failure Stop You from Succeeding
We have all made mistakes in life, done things we regret, or had to deal with failure at one level or another. Some consequences are harder to get through than others. The big question is: how do you come back from the aftershocks of a bad performance, decision, or mistake? My good friend and coauthor… Read More
Returning to the Office: How Using SLII® Micro Skills Can Help
As the number of fully vaccinated individuals in the US increases, people are beginning to return to their offices. Many companies are using a “flexible hybrid work model” that has people working from home most of the time and coming into the office just for team-related activities. No matter how your organization is addressing this… Read More
Powerful Practices to Help You Adapt to Change: Part 2
It’s clear that a strong ability to adapt to unexpected change is a must for every individual and organization. We’ve found four powerful practices that can help people as well as companies become more change-adaptive. I wrote about the first two practices—Mindfulness and Curiosity—in my last blog post. Today, I’ll cover the third and fourth:… Read More
Coaching and Servant Leadership Go Hand in Hand
As many of you know, I’m a huge proponent of servant leadership, which is all about putting your people first—giving them the right amount of direction and support for the task at hand and then getting out of their way so that they can do their best work. There is an element of coaching in… Read More
Powerful Practices to Help You Adapt to Change: Part 1
If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that change pushes us out of our comfort zone. When the change is significant it can disrupt our peace of mind, making us defensive, close-minded, and anxious. To thrive in an increasingly unpredictable world, we need to develop better responses to change and perhaps even learn… Read More
Looking Back on a Year of COVID-19
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a year since the world was blindsided by a global pandemic. Millions of people are mourning losses due to COVID-19: family members, friends, and colleagues who have died; businesses and jobs that have been lost; savings accounts that have been depleted. Almost everyone has experienced some form… Read More
You Don’t Have To Do It All Yourself
As a leader, do you feel like you have to do everything yourself—that you can’t count on anyone to take on some the things that need to be done? Perhaps it has occurred to you that you need to delegate some of your work. Why haven’t you? Is it because no one is ready to… Read More
Day-to-Day Coaching: The Best Way to Help People Get an A
An effective performance management system consists of three parts: performance planning, day-to-day coaching, and performance review. Most organizations, unfortunately, devote the greatest amount of time to the third part of the performance management system: performance review. This is where manager and direct report sit down and assess the direct report’s performance since the last annual… Read More
Need Relief from COVID Fatigue? Let’s Revisit the PACT Model
COVID-19 had been around only a few weeks when I wrote a blog post about a life-balance model that was created by my wife, Margie. When she was studying research about peak periods of happiness in people and also the effect of extreme stress on long-term health, she learned researchers had identified a set of… Read More
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