Why and how to guide your direct reports to success

Why and how to guide your direct reports to success

Let’s talk about direct reports. If you’re a people manager, how often do you speak with your direct reports about their career plans? Unless you’re actively coaching your staff members, I bet you a nickel that you reserve time once a year during performance...
Coaching your team shouldn’t be hard work

Coaching your team shouldn’t be hard work

“If you feel like you’re working too hard when you’re coaching individuals, you’re working too hard.” That was the best advice I learned from my NeuroLeadership coaching program years ago, which I still regularly use and suggest to...
How to avoid 3 mistakes knowledge workers often make

How to avoid 3 mistakes knowledge workers often make

Do you know anyone who belonged to an “early exit club”? An “early exit club” was a benefit for long-service employees. Individuals who had completed 25 years or more at their company automatically became members of their employer’s early exit club. The major (maybe...