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I recently conducted a webinar for a large group and had this question come up. It’s one I hear quite often, actually. I can answer it simply but realize that execution can be a bit more difficult. The results are well worth it though, so give it a try. I prescribe to the concept of [...]
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How Do I Stop the Drama without Engaging in it Myself??
February 1st, 2011 
admin 
Posted in Drama Free Work, Leadership, Productivity 
Tags: accountability, Communication, discipline, Drama Free Work, Leadership 
1 Comment »Tackle the 4 D’s of Discipline Avoidance
September 29th, 2010 admin Creating the dynamic team of your dreams requires great communication both of expectations and of issues. Most employees will respond well to correction. They will appreciate the feedback, take it to heart and make the required changes. Some employees, however, have no desire to change and will do whatever it takes to remain stuck where [...]
Posted in Leadership, Productivity Tags: accountability, Communication, discipline, Leadership, Productivity 13 Comments »What Do You Do in the Gap?
March 30th, 2010 admin In every relationship, including those at work, we have expectations. We expect others to act a certain way, respond to situations the way we’d like, care about the same things we care about. If you are someone who sets the bar high for yourself, chances are you also set it high for the people you share your work and life with.
The problem is
Posted in Communication, Inspiration, Leadership, Productivity Tags: accountability, Communication, delegation, Leadership, motivation, Relationships, teamwork 2 Comments »Are you an Inspiration or filled with Desperation?
March 23rd, 2010 admin Every once in a while I run across a great read that so succinctly says what I’ve been telling my clients for years. “The Oz Principle” by Roger Connors, Tom Smith and Craig Hickman is one of them. It fires me up!
Accountability, by their definition, is not derived through punishment and consequences but rather through ownership and empowerment. Their specific definition is:
Posted in Inspiration, Leadership, Productivity Tags: accountability, Communication, Leadership, success, teamwork, tenacity No Comments »Team Norms: What are Yours?
March 15th, 2010 Kirsten Ross A norm is an often unstated rule that governs how people act in a group. New members of a team usually learn the norms through observation or trial and error. These norms can work for your business or against it.
Left to their own devices, teams can become toxic, aka drama-filled! An employee arrives in a bad mood. The group norm is to complain and whine about everything. Perfect! He or she fits right in! Even a new employee who starts off with high energy can get sucked in and turn sour.
Posted in Communication, Drama Free Work, Leadership, Productivity Tags: accountability, Communication, Leadership, process improvement, success, teamwork No Comments »Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure – Part 5 in a Series
February 15th, 2010 admin It’s always fun to revisit an activity like that after years. You find that you have a whole new perspective. I am at a very different place in my life than I was when I last strapped those shoes on
and tightened that harness.
I guess that I must still feel pretty at ease way up the wall because my mind was on more than where I would put my foot or hand next. I couldn’t help but think about how many analogies there are to
make between climbing and leadership.
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Posted in Communication, Inspiration Tags: Communication, Leadership, process improvement, teamwork, tenacity 1 Comment »Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure – Part 4 in a Series
January 15th, 2010 Kirsten Ross I went rock climbing recently. It was a ball! I used to make time for it consistently and hope to make it more of a priority again. It’s always fun to revisit an activity like that after years. You find that you have a whole new perspective. I am at a very different place in [...]
Posted in Communication, Drama Free Work, Productivity Tags: Communication, Drama Free Work, teamwork, time management No Comments »Maintaining a Healthy Job Share Partner Relationship
November 4th, 2009 admin Being in a job share partnership is like any other relationship. It can really be compared to a marriage. As a matter of fact, you may end up spending more time working collaboratively with a job share partner than you do with your own spouse. So, it is very important to make sure that you [...]
