Your Go-To Response to Conflict

Your Go-To Response to Conflict

A go-to response is one we use without conscious thought; it is a developed habit.  What is your go-to behavior during conflict?  What conflict habits have you seen your work team using? People respond to conflict in many different ways.  Some responses are healthy...
Map a Career Plan for Your Employees

Map a Career Plan for Your Employees

How do you navigate when visiting a new shopping mall for the first time? Store directories not only reveal the locations of places where you want to go; they also contain an X labeled, “you are here.” So what does this shopping discussion have to do with career...
What is Your Management Brand?

What is Your Management Brand?

Your Management Brand is the image people have of your management style.  It’s about knowing who you are as a manager and what you stand for, and then finding ways to make that visible. Your Management Brand is the value or experience your employees can expect to...
Taking Your Cues from the Top

Taking Your Cues from the Top

People take their cues from the top executive team.  A united, high-performing executive team provides cohesion and focus for the rest of the organization.  If people in the organization observe the executive team working together toward a common direction as well as...