Inspiring Management Tips
Keep the giving going!
This is the place where everyone can get involved in this month’s Graceful Giving celebration! Keep the giving going! Leave a comment, picture, or video below that recognizes an act of giving you’ve witnessed during the month of October. When you share, you’ll be entered in a drawing for a $50 donation to the non-profit of…
Delivering Assessment Results to a New Employee
Sharing the assessment results with a new hire is an easy step in your onboarding process. This video talks about the importance of this simple process and how you and the new employee will benefit.
August 2018 Round Robin
In this month’s Q&A, Robin answers questions about how to avoid your team having the ‘meeting after the meeting’ syndrome, as well as whether you should tap into your own strengths or stretch to the strengths of others.
July 2018 Round Robin
In this monthly Q&A session, Robin addresses a member’s question about how to address a situation where an employee is going around their manager to get information and answers.
Working with a Critical Manager
If you have a manager (or perhaps you are one!) that is always finding fault with the work of others, you’ll want to watch this video. Robin offers tips to identify reasons for this common scenario as well as tips for how to work more effectively.
A simple change can yield impressive results
Grace and I changed the time of our daily walk and yesterday morning, we had an unexpected treat. It made me think of how just a simple change in a routine can yield significant — and in our case, beautiful — results! In our workplaces, routines are commonplace. Our teams and departments start to run…
June 2018 Round Robin
In this month’s live Q&A session, Robin answers a member’s question about how to handle a team member who refuses to participate in team activities. She also shares what we can learn from chickens and their distinct pecking order.
Easy ‘on-the-job’ training for new managers
Have you recently promoted a high-performing employee into a new supervisory role? Or perhaps you have been the one tapped for expanded responsibilities? Congratulations! It’s an exciting time that can bring great accomplishments. But it can also be disastrous if there’s little or no preparation. Of course, everyone wants and expects the best, but far…
May 2018 Round Robin
In this month’s live Q&A, Robin responds to a member’s question regarding advice and pitfalls for new managers. Teammate Sheryl Chatham offers additional insights as well!
Why your work needs to be purpose-driven
Purpose-driven work might sound like something for non-profits or companies that have some specific do-good mission. But as I was reminded this week, every person and every organization needs work that has a purpose. Working with a shared purpose is an enormous factor in whether your project (no matter how worthy) gains traction. On Wednesday,…
