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Three Reasons Your Employee Development Program Doesn’t Work
Why doesn't your Employee Development Program work? Do you have: Out-spoken staff with good ideas who alienate others? Staff who don't speak up because they want to avoid conflict? Hastily-sent, sharply-worded emails that leave those on the receiving end seething?...
Three Tips to Bring Insight to Your Interviewing Skills
It's a position that seems perfect for you. You made it to the interview and now it is your big moment. There's a lot at stake. Not only do you want to make a good first impression, you want to be memorable for the qualities that matter. But are you ready? Yes, you...
Ask Insightful Questions to See Beyond the Data
Data-driven decision-making. Data analytics. Data mining. Data sounds so logical, rational and objective. But is it? Don't misunderstand, as an engineer, I love data! And, as a leader, I learned that data alone is not enough. Data is incredibly important for a...
Proactive Communication: Easy Ways to Create Certainty
Is your life hectic? It seems that everyone I talk with laments their frenzied life. Have you ever considered that your customer or client is also frenzied? You can add to their frenzy with uncertainty or create an oasis of calm certainty through proactive...
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Who’s Here? What Do You Really Know About Someone Else?
I admit up front that I’m not good at recognizing the nuances of people. That’s why I want to share this tip with you. It helps me and it’s likely to be valuable to you, too. My step-daughter, Linnea Miron, is the CEO of Real Wellness. She and I talked about the...
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Staying engaged with virtual teams
In times of uncertainty, be certain of what your team needs from you As a leadership trainer and coach for over a decade, I can’t help but consider how significantly this ongoing pandemic has pulled back the curtain to reveal some of the most effective and glaringly...
Three Reasons Do-It-Yourself Leadership Development is a Bad Business Decision
It seems like a good idea to use your existing senior staff to develop and conduct leadership training for mid and up-and-coming engineer managers. After all, you're already paying them and they have proven leadership skills. Why not use them to train others? They may...
Exhausted After a Day of Zoom Calls? Four Tips to Manage Your Energy in a Virtual Environment
https://youtu.be/dDPJ82KKvKo Exhausted after a Day of Zoom Calls? Four Tips to Manage Your Energy in a Virtual Environment Meeting after meeting after virtual meeting. It's exhausting. Have you noticed that meeting online all day is more exhausting than if you were...
Public Agency Managers: Now’s Not the Time to Cut Professional Development! Here’s How to Make the Case.
Use This Checklist to Evaluate Your Program! (agency) Trust is the currency of public agencies. You need trust to work effectively with elected leaders, to successfully argue for your agency’s funding, and to build relationships with citizens who pass judgment on your...
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