by Beth Strathman | Aug 26, 2024 | adaptive leadership, awareness, behavior, corporate culture, leadership, leadership skills, psychological safety, women in leadership
In today’s business world, your ability to access your empathy and emotional intelligence is a must. Increasingly, the modern workplace has changed, morphing from a bastion of masculine qualities and values to giving greater value to these and other feminine...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 7, 2024 | communication, confrontation, dialogue, leadership, self-awareness
(Updated from a May 2017 post “5 Signs You Shirk Responsibility When Communicating”) Communicating effectively is probably the most common area where managers, team leaders, and executives can grow. In fact, surveys indicate the following: Teams who communicate...
by Beth Strathman | May 20, 2024 | adaptive leadership, bullying, leadership
(This is an updated version of a post I did in October 2012.) “I feel like you’re intimidating and bullying me.” These are the words of a female employee during a meeting with her male supervisor, who intended to set expectations with her. Taken aback, the supervisor...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 30, 2021 | adaptive leadership, analysis, decision-making, leadership, leadership skills, learning, management skills, purpose & mission, systems thinking, team, team environment
For over 400 years, western civilization has increased its use of analytical thinking and the scientific method to explain almost everything in the natural world. By using analysis (separating a whole into its component parts), our society has greatly expanded the...
by Beth Strathman | Jun 28, 2021 | adaptive leadership, agility, assumptions, beliefs, decision-making, leadership, learning, performance, productivity, strategy, team, values
The Learning Cycle is a simple framework used by teams to improve products and processes. It’s a cycle that includes Planning, Doing, Reviewing, and Learning from the results of projects and tasks. This basic learning cycle is useful for reviewing events and spotting...
