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Three Ways to Develop Leadership Skills – No Matter What Your Role

Regardless of your role in an organization, you can develop (and should) develop leadership skills. Here are 3 easy ways to develop your leadership skills even if you are an individual contributor:

Take on an internal project. Undoubtedly there are internal projects that need to get done and limited resources to lead them. This may […]

Use Active Listening Skills during Difficult Conversations

Apply some best practices to have better conversations with others

Difficult conversations are not easy to have! We have our own perceptions of the situation that impact what we hear from someone else and our emotions are certainly running high. However, by using active listening skills, you make a conscious effort to hear and understand […]

Should I Lead Like My Boss?

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Mary, a new supervisor at one of my clients, asked me if she should “lead like my boss leads.” I asked her if she likes how her boss leads the team. Her response, “Not always.” Therefore, the answer to Mary’s question, “Don’t lead like your boss leads."

The answer to “Should I lead like my […]

Managing Emotions in a Difficult Situation

Best Practice Tips

Often during a difficult situation, emotions may run high. When his happens, communications are poor and relationships may be damaged.

When you find emotions are running high during a difficult situation – such as in a conversation with a colleague when you are not in agreement – follow these best practices:

Remind […]

Improve Your Emotional Intelligence – Manage Emotions

Some Quick Tips to Manage Those Emotions!

Once we recognize that we have emotions and feelings tied to just about everything that happens to us or around us each day, we need to learn how to manage those emotions. When we manage those emotions, we:

Have better interactions with others Make better decisions Enable for […]