by Robyn McLeod | May 9, 2024 | Management Skills
A frustration expressed by many leaders is the concern that mediocrity is accepted in their organizations. Poor performers are moved around instead of fired. Status quo rules the day. New ideas are shot down. Covering your butt takes precedent over taking a risk....
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 15, 2024 | Management Skills
Feedback is something we all hate to do. I teach this stuff and yet I sometimes cringe at having to deliver constructive feedback (we consultants and coaches call it “constructive” or “developmental” instead of “negative”), and I...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Jul 4, 2023 | Management Skills
“If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” ~Thomas A. Edison There’s a theme running through nearly all of my coaching relationships right now. Nearly every client is, in some way, owning how spectacular they are –...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Mar 7, 2023 | Management Skills
“The key to leadership is influence not authority.” ~Kenneth Blanchard There is a leadership fact that I always share with clients. The higher up the food chain you go in an organization, the more your job is not about doing specific tasks. In fact, at times...
by Robyn McLeod | Jan 12, 2023 | Management Skills
When you hear office politics, you want to cringe. The term conjures up images of managers playing favorites, back-room deals taking place, co-workers backstabbing each other, and secrets being kept from all but the innermost circle. But in reality, even the most...
by Robyn McLeod | Dec 22, 2022 | Management Skills
Do you tend to do things yourself rather than delegating tasks to others? Do you prefer that work is done the way you like it done rather than letting others find their own way of doing things? Is it a rare occurrence that documents and reports submitted for your...
