Imagine that as a leader, you must give a team member some vital feedback. What do you suppose their gut reaction will be when you say, “I have some feedback for you”? Is it [said with genuine enthusiasm] “Oh, fantastic! I was hoping to get some feedback on my performance today!!!” Um, maybe not so…
Feedback and Coaching – April 2013 Frontline Festival
Feedback and coaching – that’s the focus for the April “Front Line Festival” leadership blog carnival, hosted by Karin Hurt (aka @LetsGrowLeaders). Karin is a practicing leader for a Fortune 15 company and she writes the blog Let’s Grow Leaders. There are oh-so-many great posts to help you develop yourself and others as a leader. Karin has them…
A Shift in Leadership Thinking
In part one of this series, Turning the Hierarchy Upside Down author Marilyn Jacobson and I discussed the central premise of her book, Turning the Pyramid Upside Down: A New Leadership Model. Dr. Jacobson posits that in the global, hyper-connected business environment executives must redistribute power to get the maximum number of minds focusing on…
5 Ways to Overcome Resistance to Change
Guest Post by Phil Buckley Most people would agree that change isn’t easy. Many people, however, seem surprised when people don’t embrace it. We are creatures of habit, so it seems natural that most people will have difficulty giving up things they are comfortable with for the unknown. A leader once told me that he…
Confessions of a Bossy Woman
Back in my college days, one of the requirements for my psychology degree was to complete a one-semester practicum out in the “real world”. I chose to work with three- and four-year olds in a daycare center. After about a month at the center, I had proven that I could work with the kids independently…