by Lisa Kohn | Apr 11, 2019 | Management Skills
Recent research by Gallup shows that companies fail to hire the right person for a managerial position 82% of the time. That’s scary. “People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers.” This is what people say, and what we’ve seen in our years of experience. So if people...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Apr 9, 2019 | Management Skills
“There are two things the people want more than sex and money – recognition and praise.” ~Mary Kay Ash “Money makes the world go around” is a song from Cabaret, but this quote tells us differently. My experience with a multitude of clients agrees with Mary Kay. People...
by Robyn McLeod | Feb 28, 2019 | Management Skills
Today I reviewed 360 feedback with a client who is an emerging leader, and I was impressed with the scores he received for his level of integrity, trust, and customer focus. As we talked about the ways in which he cultivated the skills and behaviors that were...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 14, 2019 | Management Skills
I often counsel my clients to make themselves dispensable. They often question me when I suggest that, but I mean it. Part of a leader’s or manager’s role is to make sure that their team can survive without them – to manage themselves out of the picture. Now, you...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Nov 15, 2018 | Management Skills
I’ve written about my “bad boss” experiences in the past – my very first supervisor who had me running errands and doing other menial tasks, another boss who micro-managed every aspect of my work, and one who took any upward feedback very, very badly. Truth is, we...
by Robyn McLeod | Sep 20, 2018 | Management Skills
Ever sit in a meeting and wonder to yourself, “Why are we talking about this?” “When is he going to shut up so I can get back to my real work?” or “Is this really the best use of my time?” Often the workday is filled with back-to-back meetings. You go from conference...
