by Beth Strathman | Jun 18, 2019 | awareness, behavior, change, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, credibility, identity, influence, leadership, leadership skills, listening, self-awareness, values
Exerting more positive influence with others can take a lot of listening, especially with individuals and groups who appear to be at odds with you. You know your good intentions and probably see yourself in the best possible light. However, the story you tell yourself...
by Beth Strathman | Apr 10, 2019 | behavior, beliefs, boundaries, focus and priorities, identity, leadership, leadership skills, personal productivity, self-awareness, self-care, team, time management, women in leadership
You might be feeling overworked or overwhelmed because there doesn’t seem to be enough time for you to do what you want and must do. So many people want you to weigh in or work on something. So many tasks need to be accomplished now! You might feel torn in so many...
by Beth Strathman | Jan 14, 2019 | leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, self-care, stress, values
A recent survey found that 66% of workers in the US struggle with finding the right work/life balance – and they aren’t all parents. With our 24/7 culture, even employees without children find it challenging to keep work and home priorities in reasonable proportions....
by Beth Strathman | Jan 11, 2019 | corporate culture, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, productivity, strategy, team, vision
It’s easy to lose focus on the fact that your team’s work is part of a strategic plan to accomplish the company’s big picture vision and mission. You can get so caught up your own focus and tasks that you assume everyone else is automatically aware of how their work...
by Beth Strathman | Oct 18, 2018 | credibility, leadership, leadership skills, meeting management, self-awareness
Do you feel like you’re not getting the respect you deserve with your colleagues? Here are 6 suggestions for enhancing your credibility in meetings: 1. You don’t pre-pave Find out what people are thinking about the agenda items ahead of time and start to plant seeds...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 14, 2018 | communication, leadership skills, leadership training, listening, management skills, management training, self-awareness
Early in your career, your idea of being a good communicator might have been making cogent arguments and clearly expressing yourself verbally and in writing. This would prove your capability. But those things, while very important, are not the keys to becoming really...
