Recent Blog Posts
Having Personality Clashes On Your Team?
"A personality clash occurs when two (or more) people find themselves in conflict not over a particular issue or incident, but due to a fundamental incompatibility in their personalities, their approaches to things, or their style of life."In a word...
4 Ways Your Employees React Under Pressure
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Think Your Remote Team Doesn’t Have Conflict? Think Again
“Conflict in virtual teams is more likely to be negative for performance, and is more likely to escalate.” Lindred Greer, Stanford. So, we’ve been at this remote thing for a while now. With many of my clients, it’s working well, others not so much. The main culprit?...
4 Ways Your Employees Handle Madness In The Office
March Madness usually means one thing: Basketball.However, madness can hit anytime of the year – especially with your employees. We all know the importance of effective team communication, and we strive to work in a harmonious environment. But – that’s not reality,...
Are You A Task-Oriented or People-Oriented Leader? (and why you need to know)
Identifying your behavioral approach to leadership is the FIRST step, and arguably the most important, toward becoming not only a great leader, but gaining even more success with the people you influence. How? The more you understand how YOU lead, the easier it...
3 Ways To Remove Yourself From Office Drama
"Conflict can't survive without your participation" - Wayne Dyer Ouch! But he knew what he was talking about. Does your office (or ZOOM) seem like the set of a reality show? Chances are someone there THRIVES on drama. Is it YOU? Or do your shoulders crawl up and over...
How Are You Supporting Your Employee Development In 2021?
Let’s be honest, there’s always A LOT of chatter about investing in professional development, but never enough action. It’s time to change that.No sense in reiterating all the changes, obstacles, and pressures that affected business owners and their employees the last...
4 Ways To Avoid Family Conflict This Thanksgiving
It’s all fun and games until someone takes a hit to the face. And I’m not talking about the football game. I’m talking about the Thanksgiving dinner. Add a pandemic, and all bets are off.Ah, Thanksgiving – the day where we’re supposed to feel grateful for life’s many...
Negative People Dragging You Down?
Negative people drain me.Have you ever felt this way about a co-worker? I know I have!Well, if they've decided that they are not going anywhere soon, you’re going to have to work together. Here’s the bummer: you worked hard to get where you are, and you can’t let ONE...
How To Help Your Employees Re-Enter Without Burning Up
Re-entry can be tricky.Not sure about you, but when I hear the word “re-entry”, I immediately picture a space shuttle hurling towards the earth’s atmosphere at warp-speed with intense heat. I can’t even wrap my head around the logistics required to pull this off...