LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
How to keep Your Anxiety from Affecting the Team
Brief When feeling anxious, pause to recognize your emotions deliberately interrupt your negative thought pattern and change locations, such as with a walk, to clear your head, writes Know Your Team CEO Claire Lew. "We literally must stop and slow down as a leader,...
4 Ideas for Dealing with Work Stress
Brief All of us are stressed at times, and sometimes the best countermeasures are simple things like understanding what you can control, practicing "present-moment awareness" and keeping stress from growing into anxiety, LaRae Quy writes. Get a hobby while you're at...
Clear Thinking is a Lifelong Process
Brief The act of clear thinking is a never-ending lesson where "you're aiming at a process, the result of which will always be an act of communication, complete with all the imperfections and contingencies this implies," writes Tom Chatfield, author of "How To...
Here are 6 Lessons from Managing Toxic Employees
Brief Strong performers who are bad teammates present a thorny challenge for managers, who should give feedback and coaching but recognize that the employee has to change or be removed, argues Art Petty. "Just don't rationalize maintaining or sustaining the...
5 Ways to Get More from Remote Meetings
Brief Leaders can minimize the frustration of online meetings by guiding the flow, learning more about how participants show engagement and checking in outside of meetings to get feedback, writes Alaina Love. "Navigating a digital communications void demands that...
10 Signs that Your Ego is in Charge of Your Leadership
Brief Any leader can become self-serving if they find themselves constantly arguing for their point of view, envying others, regularly interrupting or boasting about their success, writes Lolly Daskal. "Few things can do more to undermine your influence, respect and...
How Middle Managers Can Maximize Their Influence
Brief Middle managers are expected to have broad knowledge of the business, manage many forms of conflict and do so while staying calm, writes Scott Mautz, CEO of Profound Performance. Mautz outlines how managers can best leverage their power vertically and...
10 Rules to Create Solid Relationships with Your Team
Brief Create connection with your team by being curious, consistent and respectful while spelling out your expectations and vision, writes John R. Stoker. "Taking a moment to consider your behavior will help improve your relationships, grow respect and increase your...
7 Ways to Make One-on-one Meetings Effective
Brief One-on-one meetings can serve many purposes and can occur on different schedules, but they should always be more than a check-in, writes Art Petty. "You want to send employees out of your one-on-ones with fresh ideas, a growing sense of belief that you trust...