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Gossip
What do you think? Is gossip healthy, unhealthy, or neutral? Gossip is talking about someone who is not present and it is problem-making, not problem-solving. The Harvard Business Review states that malicious gossip is communication minus responsibility. Gossip Can Bond people. Be neutral at least ¾ of the time. Help us keep up with our…
Leadership Lessons From Life’s Waiting Room
“Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” Paulo Coelho My favorite “Mutts” cartoon shows a shelter dog patiently waiting all week to be adopted. Every day he says, “Today is the day,” and nothing happens, but he still…
Leadership and Loneliness
Globally, we face an epidemic of loneliness, there is stigma and shame to being lonely and no one wants to talk about it. Loneliness is a lack of meaningful connection with other people and is crippling to our health and society. What does loneliness have to do with leadership? It has an impact on staff…
Our Love/Hate Relationship with Feedback
To be seen as a leader, giving and receiving feedback are skills to master. According to a Gallup poll, only 26 percent of employees strongly agree that feedback improves their work. Feedback is a necessary part of our lives if we want to grow and be successful in our personal and professional lives, but most…
Believe the Best in Others
Is it human nature to believe the best or the worst about others? Do you jump to conclusions about the motives of others? I used to jump to conclusions regularly about the motives of others especially if I felt they wronged or slighted me. After trying to sort out the person and their behaviour that…
Today’s Super Skills: Having Constructive Conversations and Productive Disagreements
Having super skills (constructive conversations or productive disagreements) are important for your leadership toolkit and set you up for success. Some people are good at these types of conversations, some are fair (good sometimes and not so good other times) and others are terrible at them. If you are fair or terrible at them, you…
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