How to Support Employee Mental Health in a Way that Matters
Our mental health is how we as people cope with being human. It includes everything that affects how we think, feel, and behave. It encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Our mental health directly impacts our...
5 Ways to Grow Your Emotional Intelligence and Become a Stronger Leader
Emotional intelligence is the most powerful tool in the leadership toolbox.
It is your radar and serves as an early detection system for regulating and identifying emotions. While scanning the emotional landscape, your emotional...
Defensive Reactions Never Lead to a Good Outcome
Defensiveness is a deterrent to effective and productive communication. When you have a negative, knee-jerk response to something the person you're speaking with says, it often catches them off-guard, and they react to your defensive...
Disengagement is a Major Issue In Organizations. It’s Multifaceted and Costs Your Company Money
Employee disengagement is not just a phase; it’s a contagion that can result in your entire team disengaging from their work and one another. That progression may happen slowly over time or seemingly overnight. When it does,...
Communicate and Connect with Stake Holders Authentically In Your Written Messaging
Every form of communication involves two people: The individual communicating the message and the individual receiving and interpreting that message. Whether speaking to a team leader in your office or the entire company at a town hall event, you...
Active Listening Is Imperative For Trust Building, Performance, and Deepening Connections
Listening is an intentional behavior. When you listen actively, you are present and focused on what the other person is saying because you want them to feel heard and valued. When your team feels heard, they know they matter and that you welcome...
To Grow as a Leader, Ask For Feedback and Be Open to Hearing It, Including Negative Comments
As a leader, creating an environment where open communication and feedback are welcomed and encouraged is important. You not only need to give continuous feedback to your team, but you must seek it out as well. Asking for your team's...
To Create a High-Performing Team, Consider Giving Ongoing Feedback, Both Positive and Negative
When continuous feedback is a part of your standard operating procedures, you will create a more robust culture with open communication and employees who understand and demonstrate your organization's values.
Those organizational...
3 Ways to Supportively Connect With Your Team When Tragedies Occur
Recently, 21 families lost loved ones in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The shooter, who was 18, used an assault weapon, a semi-automatic rifle. His intentions and his plan were clear. Unfathomable, but...
Understanding Your Employee’s Trauma, It’s Impact, and How to Talk About It Effectively
Workplace trauma is real.
Traumatic events occur in every organization, so it is critical that you understand the different types of events that trigger a trauma response, how different people respond to traumatic events, and how you can...