Category: Coaching

Motivation: Maybe You’re Born with It, Maybe It’s Leadership Style

What does motivation mean to you?   Taking action?   To be inspired?   To be excited?   Having an idea, purpose, goal?   As...

how autonomy inspires motivation, how to inspire intrinsic motivation, internal motivation, leaders inspiring motivation in team members, motivation in the workplace, servant leadership and team motivation, workplace autonomy

Ways to Build Employee Confidence

Employee engagement is a hot topic, and something we talk about regularly on this blog. It spans from communication and interpersonal relationships, to trust-building and...

helping employees believe in themselves, how to instill confidence in your team members, humble leaders ask for help, optimizing employee potential by building confidence, ways to build employee confidence

How to Detect A Lie

Everybody lies. That’s just a fact. And, although not all lies are as serious as others, in a work environment they can deteriorate trust and...

coaching, Communication, Detect A Lie, Honesty in the Workplace, How to Detect A Lie, Lie

Encouraging Mentorship in Your Team

Creating a culture of learning in your organization will build not only better individuals but also better teams. What is A Culture of Learning? It...

coaching, Encouraging Mentorship, Encouraging Mentorship in Your Team, mentorship, Team

6 Words to Avoid for Better Workplace Communication

While the majority of communication comes from body language and physical cues, spoken communication is also essential in relationships, especially in the workplace. Yet, too...

6 Words to Avoid for Better Workplace Communication, Communication, leadership, Words to Avoid, Workplace Communication

4 Strategies for Reducing High Employee Turnover

Do you know the leading cause of employee turnover? Poor management. That’s right. More times than not, leadership is the problem for high turnover, and...

4 Strategies for Reducing High Employee Turnover, Communication, Employee Turnover, Employees, High Employee Turnover, leadership, Reducing High Employee Turnover

6 Ways to Choose Generosity

Generosity enhances mental and physical well-being and reinforces positive social structures and relationships. Gratitude, a “feel good” emotion is the byproduct of generosity and is...

6 Ways to Choose Generosity, Choose Generosity, Generosity, Workplace

6 Ways to Spot Employee Burnout

Protecting the wellbeing of employees is the responsibility of any great manager, leader or HR professional. Employees are your company’s most valuable and indeed, most...

6 Ways to Spot Employee Burnout, Burnout, Employee Burnout, Employees, Spot Employee Burnout

Is Your Team Plagued by the “Expectation Gap?”

Here’s a simple question: Does your team know what you expect from them? The ideal answer is yes, and most leaders believe this to be...

Communication, Expectation Gap, Expectations, Is Your Team Plagued by the “Expectation Gap?”, Stress

How to Spot an Unhappy Employee

As leaders, we do a lot to keep our employees happy. And why shouldn’t we when the benefits of happy employees are so abundant: Greater...

How to Spot an Unhappy Employee, Unhappy Employee