LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Ask These Questions to Improve Performance Reviews
Brief Performance reviews should be a two-way street where you ask reports about your performance, what you can improve and how your communication's been, writes Know Your Team CEO Claire Lew. "Ideally, as a leader, these are questions you are asking not just once or...
4 Ways to Overcome Self-doubt in Your Career
Brief Impostor syndrome is a natural part of many people's career journeys but doesn't have to dominate you, writes Alaina Love, who cites advice from CEO and entrepreneur coach Alisa Cohn. "One way to counteract the negative mind chatter is to replace it with a new...
How to Keep Things Going Smoothly When You’re Out
Brief Leaders can take days off without worry when they've delegated responsibilities, have a backup workflow plan and have built a high level of trust, writes Calendar CEO John Rampton. "In short, by allowing your team to work however and whenever they please,...
Want to Keep Employees? Show Them They’re Valued
Brief Standard employee retention efforts like pay and well-being programs are insufficient approaches to high turnover when we know that many employees quit because they don't feel valued, S. Chris Edmonds says in this blog post and video. "First, embrace this...
Your Leadership Approach Could be Preventing Good Ideas
Brief Leaders can stifle creativity by trying to dominate every room they're in, being judgmental or turning group meetings into "creativity-on-demand" sessions, writes Art Petty. "The social and power pressures are so brutal here that many opt to remain quiet versus...
9 Ideas for Overcoming Self-doubt
Brief Feeling unworthy or like an impostor can negatively affect our leadership, writes Gregg Vanourek, whose recommendations include not comparing ourselves to others, embracing Tara Brach's idea of "radical acceptance" and examining where these doubts originate....
Why You Should Document Your Successes
Brief Keep track of successful projects, positive outcomes, praise and day-to-day responsibilities so that you're ready to impress when promotions or job interviews become available, writes Joel Garfinkle. "Quantifiable data is especially persuasive, in part because...
5 Ways to Become Both Emotionally Tough and Vulnerable
Brief Criticism can hurt, but it can also uncover areas of growth if you're willing to dig into your own fears, let go of people's opinions and remember the success you have achieved, writes LaRae Quy. "Thick-skinned people are not afraid to move into the unknown...
Disagreement in Meetings Can be Good. Here’s How
Brief Change your meeting culture by sparking "productive tension" that has a clear business purpose, relies on behavioral data to start debate and disrupts how meetings usually go, writes CEO coach Sabina Nawaz. "Be explicit about the reason you are raising the...