by Beth Strathman | Aug 21, 2016 | communication, corporate culture, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training
We love our drama. Ancient Romans loved the tension and spectacle of the Colosseum with its combat to the death involving gladiators and beasts, nail-biting chariot races, and extravagant displays of sea warfare. Today, we have the tension and spectacle of reality TV,...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 13, 2016 | collaboration, corporate culture, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training
It used to be that leading a successful company was all about withholding knowledge, hording power, and smashing the competition. More and more, however, leaders today are called upon to be more collaborative – sometimes even with their competition. Typical Corporate...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 7, 2016 | awareness, behavior, beliefs, change, commitment, credibility, ego, executive, fallibility, feedback, humility, identity, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, learning, listening, management skills, management training, performance, performance reviews, resilience, self-awareness, vulnerability
Giving quality feedback in a respectful way can be hard. Receiving feedback in a respectful way is even harder. (Even receiving positive feedback for some is difficult.) During and after receiving negative feedback in particular, do you notice you have heightened...
by Beth Strathman | Jul 31, 2016 | corporate culture, executive, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training
How do you ensure a balance in your company between maintaining good relationships with employees AND holding them accountable when they fall short in their conduct or performance. In other words, how do we avoid allowing our compassion for an individual’s...
by Beth Strathman | Jul 22, 2016 | credibility, ego, evolve, executive, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, self-awareness, trust
You would think that because people spend roughly 1/3 of their time at work, the workplace would be a critical venue for establishing trust. Yet, the 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer reported that only 49% of employees think CEOs are very or extremely credible. Along the...
by Beth Strathman | Jul 16, 2016 | corporate culture, employee engagement, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, productivity, team
Tired of hearing about employee engagement or ready to give up? For some companies, it is an elusive concept that’s been around for decades. So, it’s telling that companies are still struggling to figure out the magic formula for attaining employee engagement nirvana....
