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 | 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...
by Beth Strathman | Nov 18, 2016 | corporate culture, leadership, management training
Approximately 60% of new supervisors or first-time managers receive no leadership training and development before they are promoted to their positions. Maybe that accounts for why employees see 50% of their supervisors as ineffective. It appears that companies don’t...
by Beth Strathman | Oct 16, 2016 | leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, self-awareness, success
Ever lose your confidence? The world is never stable. Physics teaches that everything moves toward maximum entropy (disorder or randomness). That means, there is always something churning and arising that can upset the current balance. When you finally come to the...
by Beth Strathman | Sep 3, 2016 | communication, corporate culture, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training
We laugh at passive aggressive behavior on sitcoms, tune in for more on reality TV, and read the snarkiness on social media. Nonetheless, it’s no laughing matter in the workplace. Passive aggressive behavior includes actions, inactions, and comments intended to do...
