Change has been a constant in my life. My career has brought me the most changes and the most stressful ones. When change happens, it is a stressful and emotionally draining time, and when change impacts multiple areas of your life at once, it is overwhelming. Over many years I developed a process or method to deal with change more…
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My wife and I are sitting in the Denver airport waiting for a flight back home from spending five days with our best friends. We were there to help them prepare their home for their sick mom. As we sit here at the gate, I find myself reflecting on this trip and how things often don’t go as planned, neither…
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Whether you are a first-time manager or have been managing people for a very long time, there is only one question that is an absolute to ask: "How can I help?" This may not make sense when you are measured by the performance of your team. You’re likely thinking, “Why wouldn’t the question be about their performance or workload?” For…
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Sometimes the best performing employees can become disconnected or disengaged with the organization. This most commonly happens after major changes or a series of small changes. Here are five steps I’ve used successfully to get them re-engaged. 5 Steps to Re-engaging a Good Performer Step 1:Find out why they are disengaged. As a leader we cannot make assumptions about why…
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Leaders at every experience level struggle with feeling overwhelmed. They are balancing the workload of their projects/tasks and the time they have to spend with their people. It’s a tough balancing act. Whether it is a new project or a large company initiative, leaders get trapped into focusing on completing the project or task, and forget key points to help balance…
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Have you ever said this to yourself or someone else? “I don’t know how to get my team concerned with the right metrics. It always seems they have excuses when their numbers aren’t where they should be.” As managers, our performance is always measured based on our team’s performance. This implies you're measuring something to determine performance success, whether it’s…
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