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 | 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 | 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 | Jun 18, 2018 | corporate culture, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, performance, tactics, team
Much institutional knowledge in companies is lost through turnover and poor communication. Such institutional information is often critical to successful operations and execution of company goals. One way to preserve and share knowledge and expertise is to actively...
