New leaders in particular deal with more change resistance (and resistance in general) from their employees. Bitter coworkers who were overlooked for the promotion dig in their heels and make life hard for new managers. Some just want to take advantage of the new guy or gal. Others want to see how far they can push you. That sort of behavior, as juvenile as it is, can … [Read more...]
Creative Disruption Enhances Leadership Performance
Creative Disruption has long been used in the marketing world to break existing patterns of behavior of a target audience, and smart CEO’s are now using this technique to change the pattern of behavior in their leaders. National business consultant Lorraine Grubbs along with CEO Frank Granara of Boston-based General Insulation recently used creative disruption to address a … [Read more...]
Question What You Know (err … Think) Is True
When you know that something is true and someone contradicts that knowledge, you likely reject, perhaps forcefully, what the person said without giving the statement much consideration. After all, you already know that the person is wrong, so why should you listen? In fact, you should actually set the person straight, right? As a new leader, who is trying to build your … [Read more...]
How to Effectively Communicate with Your Team
Effective communication can be challenging in any circumstance, but it can be especially tricky when you're a new leader - with a new team, new responsibilities and new situations. So in today's video, I'm giving you some specific tips to help make your communication more effective and more successful. https://youtu.be/iBVNwKajiIk?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 Tweet … [Read more...]
Your Words Are Powerful
In order to be a highly effective leader, you must be able to successfully influence and persuade others. While we all know how powerful our actions are in influencing others, we cannot lose sight of how powerful our words are as well. Ralph Waldo Emerson noted this power, for both good and bad, with these words: “No man has a prosperity so high or firm, but that two or … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Improve Your Communication
If you want to become more effective as a leader, more successful in meetings, or more confident while resolving conflicts, become a better communicator. On the high end of the communication skill spectrum, you find that great leaders — like Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King, Jr — are often great communicators. On the low-end, research indicates that … [Read more...]
8 Uncommon Approaches to Better Presentations
When you accepted your leadership role, did you ever imagine that you'd be giving so many presentations to so many different people? If you have public speaking anxiety, the task can feel daunting, or even downright nightmarish. The fear of bombing in front of upper management or embarrassing yourself in front of your new team can be debilitating. The good news is that with … [Read more...]
FAQ Series: The Best Way to Communicate with Others
Would you like a simple communication short-cut? Would you like to know the single, best way to communicate with other people? The good news is that there is a simple answer... The best way to communicate with others is the way that is easiest for them to receive and interpret your intended message. The bad news is that this simple answer is actually quite difficult to … [Read more...]
6 Critical Things to Share When You Communicate Decisions
Communicating effectively with your employees is probably your most important job as a leader. It's also one of the most difficult skills to master as a new leader, especially when it comes to communicating your decisions. When you most communicate an unpopular decision, the task becomes that much harder. If you don't do it successfully, employees can become frustrated or … [Read more...]
3 Silly Reasons You Refuse to Ask for Help
By Jaimy Ford, business writer and editor If the thought of asking for help at work makes you weak in the knees, you aren't alone. According to personal development company Insights Learning & Development, most people struggle when it comes to asking for help. Here's why: We don't like feeling vulnerable When you ask for help, you are basically admitting to … [Read more...]