Rusty Sanders
Define Your Team’s Mission and Purpose
by Berton Lee Lamb, Ph.D. A comment on Tip #44 from R. C. Sanders & M. Marks (2021) Improve Your Leadership Skills: 76 Tips for Getting Work Done Through Others. The Tip: “Define your team’s mission and purpose. The clearer your mission and purpose, the easier it is for your people to get behind and […]
Gender Inequality
Commentary: by Daniel Merz, Ph.D. Gender Inequality in the Workplace One aspect of leadership that has received attention in the last two decades is the topic of gender inequality in the workplace. Currently women comprise 50.8% of the U.S. population. One study of S and P 1500 companies discovered the following. Women comprise 45% of […]
IMPROVE YOUR LEADERSHIP
Commentary: Nadine Thomsen, Psy.D. Taken from: Improve Your Leadership: 76 Tips for Getting Work Done Through Others Tip #14: Build the confidence and self-esteem of others. People give their best when they know they are appreciated for doing meaningful work. Healthy self-esteem is the degree to which, consciously or unconsciously, you like and believe in […]
A Mystery: Intent vs. Impact
When workplace conflict arises, most often someone or several people have been impacted in a negative way. What do you think of when you get impacted in a way that feels awful? Here are some reported reactions. “I feel stunned!” ” I feel very angry!” “I think this is so unfair!” “I want to get […]
Setting Expectations
The complaint “why can’t they just work it out!” is heard in many a manager’s office. Larry was almost grinding his teeth when he was asking for help with two of his employees. “I’ve told each of them, just get over it! And, get back to work!” “Yet every other day, one of them shows […]
A Team Leader’s Guide to Feedback
As a team leader it is important, even essential that part of your role is to make sure that feedback occurs. Why? Consider that feedback is simply information. When there is an outcome to be achieved, and the target is not met 100%, then information about what went into missing the desired outcome is critical […]
The Illusion of Control
Susan was known as a control freak. It seemed that the more control she sought to exert, the worse the situation became. In her department people just couldn’t seem to perform. Yet every time she tried to correct them and chastised them for not making their numbers, and further behind they seem to go. Not […]
Preventing and Responding to Conflicts in the Workplace
To: Small Business Owners: No matter how careful you are when hiring, workplace conflicts are likely to occur. Such conflicts, if unresolved, can cause damage to any enterprise. So, what is the small business owner to do? Avoid conflict? Smooth over disputes? Or, prepare for conflict and know what to do when and if conflict […]
Conflict Management: Agreements and Consequences
In the conflict resolution process, once you have completed the problem solving process, it is now time to lay out the agreements. But what good are agreements if there is no way to see to it that they are upheld? Typically we think about the agreements first and then look to the consequences. I can’t […]
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