by Beth Strathman | Aug 18, 2015 | awareness, behavior, beliefs, leader
Did you know that most of the drama going on in your workplace started with a thought that probably isn’t even true? When you accept your thoughts as true, they become beliefs, even if they are untested, inaccurate, and flat-out false. You make up a lot of...
by Beth Strathman | Nov 14, 2014 | boundaries, leader, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training
A well-intentioned “Open Door” policy can become its most problematic policy. The purpose of these policies is to foster communication between rank and file employees and management in order to share ideas and to address issues of concern such as safety,...
by Beth Strathman | Sep 8, 2014 | authentic, behavior, communication, credibility, executive, integrity, leader, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, public speaking
The fact of the matter is that most leaders spend a tiny fraction of their time giving huge public speeches. Instead, leadership happens moment by moment, person by person, both through words and deeds. There are hundreds of moments like these every day. Each moment...
by Beth Strathman | Jul 10, 2014 | adaptive leadership, authentic, awareness, behavior, beliefs, collaboration, communication, credibility, ego, executive, fallibility, humility, identity, influence, integrity, leader, leadership, leadership skills, self-awareness, trust, vision
Previously, I wrote about four areas for leadership focus. In this post, I’m focusing on establishing your credibility. Over the past century or two, the expectations of what a leader is and does has shifted and that applies to how leaders established...
by Beth Strathman | Oct 1, 2012 | assumptions, behavior, boundaries, business, communication, corporate culture, credibility, ego, feedback, influence, leader, leadership, leadership skills, management skills, micromanaging, performance, productivity, self-awareness, trust
“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. The supervisor was taken aback and started to question his behavior. With stories of...
by Beth Strathman | Mar 19, 2011 | boundaries, communication, confrontation, leader, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, performance, performance reviews, productivity, self-awareness, women in leadership
Do you have employees who are poor performers or who don’t get along with others and who have been in your company for too long? Why? There is no reason why you should tolerate employees who continually produce substandard work, exhibit unsatisfactory attendance, or...
