Everyone has a Boss. And some of you have an irrational Boss. And your Boss' Boss is putting ongoing and increasing pressure on your Boss to "do more with less." Unfortunately, your Boss is passing that pressure on to you by making ever more unreasonable and...
When I'm not coaching organizational leaders on how to improve their managerial and leadership skill sets, I mentor through the Chicago Bethel New Life Entrepreneurship Program. A question one of my Mentees asked me last night was: How can I avoid getting fired from my...
We are continually changing throughout our entire lives. Here's a simple example: think about what you liked to eat when you were five - hot dogs and mac and cheese and nothing else! Now, imagine what your 5-year-old self's reaction would be if they were asked...
There is no one constant daily speed. How fast you go is dependent on two things: The complexity of the task(s) to be accomplished and the circumstances – personal, professional and environmental – surrounding the job. Some days are like sprints – fast and furious to the finish line....
The Workforce Development Coach's Answer of the Day: Team Leaders are the best at determining who are the Walking Dead. And after they do that, what should happen? Since I'm engaged in daily Workforce Development Coaching for Team Leaders from the Front Line to the C...
An item not included in a Team Leader’s job description, but which they’ll eventually have to deal with, is what to do when a Team Member is having a personal crisis that impacts their job performance and the Team’s productivity. This is an area new Team...
QUESTION: When you have finite time and energy--along with infinite tasks--what should you do? ANSWER: You need to reduce your daily, weekly, monthly “to do list” -- the "infinite number of tasks" that will never get smaller even if you worked 24/7 (which some of you are trying...
Does your organization "walk its talk"? That "walk" is actually the culture of an organization—the daily employee behavior that demonstrates the company's real values. The “talk” is the lip service many organizations give it stakeholders. For many companies, the culture understood and displayed by its employees in...
For each of the 5 Stages of Project Management, there are two common mistakes made by those who are in charge - the Team Leader aka "the Project Manager"- and tasked with ensuring the Project is completed as agreed to, within the parameters of the agreed upon time frame, costs,...
Last night I watched a commercial that made an important point. A business man was attending an event when he clearly didn't want to be there. In the bathroom he asks himself "When can I leave?" and his inner voice answers "You aren't leaving." and he repeats...