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4 Risks Executive Leaders Take When Abrasive Behavior Is Allowed
Addressing abrasive or any disruptive behavior in the workplace is messy and uncomfortable. But the risk of avoiding these difficult conversations is allowing the behavior to continue and infect your organization with a toxic culture. What makes addressing abrasive behavior even more challenging is if the employee is a top performer. This means they have…
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3 Reasons Executive Leaders Avoid Addressing Abrasive Behavior and Why
Barb is a go-getter and a “make-things-happen” kind of leader. She is determined to be efficient and get things done in order to move on to the next project. She has high expectations for herself and for those who work for her. As a result, she has received several promotions and has made the company…
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7 Ways to Keep Your Best Thinking During Conflict
Any relationship, including work relationships, involves disagreements and conflict. In fact, healthy leaders encourage disagreements so that the best ideas can emerge. The key is working through tension with productive, effective behaviors rather than destructive, ineffective behaviors. When conflict is productive, the real issue gets addressed and conversations move forward so that relationships can get…
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