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A Boss’s Ripple Effect on Business Culture
Cheryl and her boss Dan were in a conversation about a project that needed to be accomplished. As the conversation was about to wrap up, Cheryl made a comment with an edgy tone that didn’t directly address what she was upset about. Without skipping a beat, Dan calmly stood up, closed the door, and sat…
Read More5 Signs You Are A Controller …
This blog is the second of a multi-blog series addressing how events during family upbringing affect your conflict pattern and business relationships. 5 Signs You Are A Controller … 1. My way or the highway You have a vision of how things should be done and if things deviant from your…
Read More4 Risks of Taking a Stand with an Abrasive Boss
Standing up to an abrasive boss is risky. Read further to learn what is at stake if you take stand with an abrasive boss.
Read MoreWhy You Can Trust Your Gut
Imagine arriving to work and you are just getting settled at your desk when an employee comes to you who is visibly shaken. The employee conveys yet another incident of interacting with an abrasive leader and your day shifts from attending to your responsibilities to putting out the fires of a leader who has a…
Read MoreYou Can Lead A Horse To Water…
This is a four part series of blogs addressing the question “Can Abrasive Employees Really Change?”. Part I addressed the importance of the managers working through their own anxiety before intervening with the abrasive employee. Part II outlined key elements of a proven change process. Part III discussed accountability as both helping to sustain change…
Read MoreThis Leadership Approach Accelerates Change
This is a four part series of blogs addressing the question “Can abrasive employees really change?”. Part I addressed the importance of the manager working through their own anxiety before intervening with the abrasive employee and staying calm. Part II outlined key elements of a proven change process. Today in Part III, we discuss a…
Read MoreSteps To Turn Around Abrasive Employee Behavior
This is a four part series of blogs addressing the question “Can abrasive employees really change?”. In Part I we addressed the importance of the manager working through their own anxiety before intervening with the abrasive employee. Today we address how to create the conditions of change through a proven change process. Change…
Read MoreCan Abrasive Employees Really Change?
When people inquire about my coaching program in working with employees to turn around abrasive behavior, I am often met with the question can people really change? My answer is emphatically “yes” people can change, whether change actually occurs depends. Change is possible “You can’t teach an old dog new trick” is a myth. Brain science…
Read MoreThe Mental Mindset For Difficult Conversations
As a leader, Ben knew he needed to address Bob’s abrasive behavior towards co-workers, but found every reason to avoid it. He anticipated Bob being defensive instead of taking responsibility for his behavior and the impact on the work culture. Perhaps you have a “Bob” in your work setting that you need to have an…
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