Latest Blog Posts — Page 27

Put Me in, Coach!
Leadership

Put Me in, Coach!

I switched jobs for the first time at age 49. Well, technically, I had several jobs between graduate school and then, but they were all at one employer, a[...]
scottrichert
The Science of Coaching
Leadership

The Science of Coaching

I met Dave at a residential behavioral health center in Arizona. An older man with stories to match his years, he was great with the clients and even better[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Life’s Relief Pitching
Leadership

Life’s Relief Pitching

After years of tumult and uncertainty, major parts of Steveโ€™s life were coming together nicely. For more than four years, the website designer had held a[...]
davidmark
A Place to Call Our Own
Leadership

A Place to Call Our Own

โ€œWe really need an office space for our team.โ€ It's not something I ever expected to hear from our COO, Megan Hyatt Miller. After all, she loved working[...]
suziebarbour
Quash Rumors With Truth
Leadership

Quash Rumors With Truth

Rumors at work can be surprisingly destructive. Rumors undermine the confidence of an organization, both within and without; encourage infighting, backbiting,[...]
Jeremy Lott
Fire Drama Queens
Leadership

Fire Drama Queens

Drama queens (and kings!) are bad for business. They disrupt your workplace by gossiping, backbiting, exaggerating every situation, justifying their bad[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Don’t Yank the Chain of Command
Leadership

Don’t Yank the Chain of Command

A chain of command, or command hierarchy, is the relationship between personnel in terms of responsibility and authority. Itโ€™s a ready-made structure for[...]
mikeharris
Allow for Pushback
Leadership

Allow for Pushback

We've all been there: a project manager or supervisor asks you to do something you disagree with for some reason. Perhaps the assignment in question takes up[...]
brittanyhunter