At Leadership Development Services we frequently refer to Switch by Dan and Chris Heath to help our clients enhance team leadership and make change when change is hard and necessary. Read More…
Making change is hard. Read More…
You have been promoted from the ranks into a supervisory position. Your knowledge,skills, abilities and attitude have been recognized and now you find yourself supervising your peers, some of whom have become close friends. What to do? How do you maintain the delicate balance between friend and supervisor without compromising either? Read More…
Since when is there something wrong with winning?
And who wants to lose? Read More…
Remember the circus act where atop the giant elephant is a little guy with a switch? Read More…
Have you ever negotiated with someone who always said no, no, no? These folks don’t seem to be open to any position but their own. They demand, but they don’t give. They insist, interrupt and interject.
As a result, you end up being frustrated and either walk away when you shouldn’t or give more than you actually want to. How should you handle these difficult people? Read More…
Although we all bring various levels of knowledge, skills and experience to the table, we also each have a preferential negotiation style. Our negotiation style can work for us or against us. The key is to understand and harness it. Read More…
The pressure is on to get results and to do it quickly. Read More…
- Do you have members on your team who are “difficult” to work with?
- Is there snarking in your meetings –sarcastic comments that shut down others?
- Are you meetings open and free flowing, or are there constrained comments and limited discussion?
The old ways of doing business through power, hierarchy and individualism are no longer working and have been replace by the values of partnership, relationship and organizational learning. It is easy to understand why the ability to foster openness, dialogue and understanding is a competitive advantage today. It not only makes good business sense but it impacts all the learning that goes on in the organization. Let’s take a look at these three concepts in more depth. Read More…