by admin | Sep 12, 2014 | Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Management Tips, Managing Difficult Employees
Let’s talk about muffins – blueberry muffins, banana nut muffins, apple muffins – and the thud they make as they hit the compost bin, since these particular muffins are rock hard. I should back up. I left the Ivy League for culinary school years ago to...
by admin | Sep 4, 2014 | Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Management Tips
Today, I’d like you to join me at brunch, my favorite meal. Before you start salivating over the idea of a Croque Monsieur, I should tell you that you’ll be joining me in the kitchen. Not just any kitchen—the kitchen of a busy restaurant. If you’ve been reading my...
by admin | Feb 27, 2014 | Diversity in Workforce, Leadership Development, Management Tips
Sometimes merely focusing on communicating with your team isn’t enough. Why? Because the intention you set forth is often misunderstood by your audience. The gap between what you mean to communicate and what is actually communicated is known as the Perception Gap. In...
by admin | Feb 13, 2014 | Diversity in Workforce, Management Tips, Managing Difficult Employees
There sure are a lot of different personalities to deal with in the workplace! As a manager, you have to work with diverse personas on an even closer level. And let’s face it, some of those characters are difficult to deal with. Some may even seem, ahem, unmanageable....
by admin | Jan 9, 2014 | Diversity in Workforce, Leadership Development, Management Tips
In my fourth and final piece about the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), certified MBTI expert Freddi Donner of Business Stamina and I offer practical tips to implement MBTI for leaders, managers and human resource professionals. Before we dive in to the tips, let’s...
