by Beth Strathman | Aug 24, 2020 | collaboration, commitment, communication, ego, evolve, external processes, focus and priorities, goal execution, internal processes, leadership, learning, productivity, psychological safety, purpose, purpose & mission, team, team environment, trust
How does a sense of team emerge where the whole is prioritized over the individual, especially in Western cultures where the emphasis is on the individual? A team is a specific type of group where individuals come together to accomplish a shared purpose. In a team,...
by Beth Strathman | Jul 22, 2020 | adaptive leadership, assumptions, behavior, business, collaboration, corporate culture, failure, goal execution, leader, leadership, leadership skills, learning, management skills, micromanaging, performance, psychological safety, psychological safety, purpose & mission, success, team, team environment, trust
Failure happens when a desired or expected outcome doesn’t materialize. It can happen whether or not there was something you could have done about it, too. Whether the mistake is a small glitch or a major flop, failure often weighs heavily on you personally because...
by Beth Strathman | May 20, 2020 | commitment, ego, humility, leadership, purpose, self-awareness, success, team, trust
Mythologist Michael Meade wrote, “All meaningful change requires a genuine surrender. Yet, to surrender does not simply mean to give up; more to give up one’s usual self and allow something other to enter and redeem the lesser sense of self.” Your employees do this...
by Beth Strathman | Feb 20, 2020 | behavior, beliefs, focus and priorities, goal execution, leader, leadership, management skills, mindset, performance, psychological safety, self-awareness, team
Are you frustrated because you don’t think your team takes responsibility or is as accountable as they could be? Do you feel like you have to hold people’s hands too much? Do you believe all or some team members lack self-motivation? You might be feeding...
by Beth Strathman | Jan 22, 2020 | employee engagement, focus and priorities, goal execution, humility, leader, leadership, leadership skills, psychological safety, tactics, team, values, vision
Most likely, you were promoted to your first leadership position because you were good at performing the task work related to your job in your chosen field. It’s likely that once you landed a formal leadership position, you continued operating by using your expertise...
by Beth Strathman | Oct 21, 2019 | collaboration, communication, corporate culture, influence, leadership, leadership skills, productivity, psychological safety, team
It’s invisible, silent — you’ll never know it’s there. But it most likely occurs on your team and will keep it from doing its best work. It is the fear of speaking up about ideas, concerns, questions, and mistakes. Twenty years of research at...
