Category: Leadership
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TALK TO ME SOME MORE ABOUT THAT…
“I think I hate coaching.” I nearly fell of my chair. Talk to me some more about that… This post explores what coaching really is—and how it can transform leadership and workplace performance.
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THE WHAT IFS…
“I need to have a conversation with Maryanne about her performance recently. I’ve noticed a significant drop in her output, her energy and enthusiasm, the level of care she’s putting into her work. If I’m honest, her attitude around the office has really changed in the last month or so. It’s starting to affect the…
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MAYBE IT’S TIME TO GO…
I normally write to managers. To the leaders who are out there dealing with the people challenges that keep them awake at night. To the supervisors who have a few people who are acting out, not pulling their weight or disrupting the team. Today I’m writing to the employee. To the one who has found…
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WHEN WORK FEELS LIKE A BATTLEFIELD…
Twice this week I’ve had clients tell me that they are having challenges dealing with ‘combative’ employees. I thought it was interesting that they both used the same word, combative, and it got me thinking.
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WHY CAN’T WE JUST TALK ABOUT IT?
You dread going in on a Monday, the week drags by like a microwave minute (the longest minute in the world) and by Friday afternoon you just want to curl up in a ball with a blanket and a bottle and tell your poor dog all about your horrible week.
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LETS START PUTTING PEOPLE BEFORE PROCESS
I am constantly amazed by the speed with which managers will move to a formal process, either a workplace investigation or a formal performance management process. They seem to think that the formal process will deliver the necessary positive outcome… but it doesn’t. A senior manager asked me the other day how many formal processes…
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PSYCHOS IN THE WORKPLACE
“A toxic work environment is more likely to change you than you are to change it.”
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I‘LL TRY TO MAKE SOME TIME FOR THAT…
A client was complaining to me that they have a senior manager who is always late to meetings, arrives flustered and unprepared, gets distracted by emails and messages on her phone during the meeting and often misses work deadlines.
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YOU NEED TO ADVERTISE A JOB?
A little known fact is that I started my HR career in recruitment. Sadly, I still see employers making many of the same mistakes they were making way back then. Here are some practical tips on how to start making better recruitment decisions.
The Workplace Coach 