Posts Tagged ‘leadership training in NH’
Are your employees always stressed out?
Do you find yourself talking about how stressed out your employees always are? Or perhaps you, yourself, are always feeling under great pressure to perform? Equally as problematic is if you don’t think the pace is too crazy, but your employees do. How do you view your work environment? Some managers view on-going, hectic, harried…
Read MoreStand Tall, Even When You’re Not
Last week, my husband and I toured four national parks in California. One of them was Sequoia National Park, sister park to King’s Canyon, located side-by-side in southern Sierra Nevada, east of the San Joaquin Valley in California. There is so much to say about what we experienced, but one theme was the sheer size…
Read MoreManagers that are too amiable to one employee put others at risk
This week, I had an overnight business trip. As I packed my bag, Grace and our two cats were close-by. Oliver tried to nap inside the suitcase, but I nudged him out so I could finish filling with essentials. I shut the case and he perched on top, purring and content with his spot. “Oh…
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How to handle unrealistic requests (or ones that seem that way!) The other day, I witnessed exchanges among employees during a cross-department meeting of folks that were working on an important and complex project for their company. The team leader was running a tightly-controlled meeting, covering lots of details about tasks and schedules that needed…
Read MoreAre your employees always fighting with each other?
Do you find yourself in the middle of petty spats between employees? Sometimes it’s obvious when two (or more) co-workers aren’t getting along, but other times it might be more subtle, masked with polite-sounding but demeaning, cutting comments that undermine a team’s effectiveness. There are lots of reasons that people don’t get along, but whatever…
Read MoreEichert presenter at Granite Leaders program
Robin Eichert was a presenter for the Granite Leaders program, hosted by Families in Transition, in Manchester, NH on April 9, 2014. The Granite Leaders training program is focused on providing homeless and formerly homeless people with the skills and knowledge that they need to become even more involved in their communities on the issues…
Read MorePut your perspective into proportion and you will improve your workplace relationships
I posted these two photos on Facebook yesterday after Grace surprised me with an uncommon dose of patience. I always feel like I’m the one modeling restraint and tolerance in our relationship, but that’s just not true. That’s MY perspective, not hers. Of course, I’m only thinking about the things I do to ensure she feels…
Read MoreAre you, or your employees, stuck in the decision-making process?
A colleague and I were talking the other day about how frustrating it is when people don’t get back to you. Simple things, like scheduling a meeting or making a decision on who to involve on a project team. In the beginning of our little pity party, we were not so tolerant, saying things like: “How…
Read MoreRemember to say ‘thank you’ even when an employee is just doing her job
“That’s her job, why should I have to thank her for something she’s already being paid to do?” It’s a common question I hear. Some managers feel that a paycheck is adequate acknowledgment in return for the work that an employee was hired to do. Or that by executing the job requirements is an expectation…
Read MoreBetween you, me, and the lamp post, you can’t do everything well
I’ve always loved decorating Christmas trees. So when the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce announced a “Deck the Poles” holiday event, I was all over it. I mean, I’ve never decorated a lamp post, but wouldn’t it be just like decorating a tree? Nope. I learned that a lamp post is not a tree. This project…
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