by Beth Strathman | Aug 20, 2019 | authentic, behavior, change, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, ego, employee engagement, humility, identity, innovation, leader, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, performance, productivity, self-awareness, team
Did you know that teams rated as the “best” make more mistakes (not fewer) than others? How come? Because the better teams that make more mistakes DISCUSS them. When they do this, they can work together to reduce them. In short, these “better” teams...
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 | May 15, 2019 | authentic, identity, leader, leadership, micromanaging, self-awareness, team
An Appeaser is the opposite of the Micromanager I wrote about previously in How to Know If Your Are a Micromanager. True micromanagers get a bad rap and deservedly so. However, if you’re an Appeaser, your leadership style is just as ineffective and can cause low...
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 | Mar 19, 2019 | awareness, behavior, beliefs, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, delegate, ego, identity, leader, leadership, micromanaging, self-awareness, team
When you lead other people, there is no shortage of learning opportunities. After all, humans are varied and complicated, and circumstances change constantly. Factor in into the mix your own strengths, vulnerabilities, and triggers, and things get really interesting....
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...
