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Why It Pays to Praise: 40 Ways to Say ‘Good Job’

June 25, 2019 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

Why It Pays to Praise: 40 Ways to Say ‘Good Job’

You know how powerful your words can be: especially when you’re giving praise to someone for a job well done. By recognizing that person at the right time with the right words, you can impact that person – and your company – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Home Top Ad, Leadership Tagged With: Communication, feedback, Leadership Advice, mentoring, success, Supervising, Women in Business

Could You Be Too Flexible? 3 Ways to Tell

March 22, 2017 By Lisa McKale

Could You Be Too Flexible? 3 Ways to Tell

What’s the highest compliment someone could pay you about your leadership style? Would it be that you’re confident? Hard-charging? A good listener? How about: you’re flexible? Most of us consider it good news if an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: flexibility, flexible, leadership style, Supervising, training

Fight Negative Energy (Before It Fights You): 6 Key Ways

March 15, 2017 By Lisa McKale

Fight Negative Energy (Before It Fights You): 6 Key Ways

Negative energy can take over fast if we’re not paying attention. And once it has a grip, it’s that much harder to break. It might not be outright bullying or shouting matches. Nevertheless, you might sense that misery has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: behaviors, conflict, emotional contagion, Emotional Intelligence, leadership style, negativity, rudeness, Supervising

Want Answers? Make Sure You’re Asking the Right Questions

February 15, 2017 By Lisa McKale

Want Answers? Make Sure You’re Asking the Right Questions

“So, what have you got for me today?” Wish you had a dollar for every time you heard that vague question from your boss? But admit it, on occasion you’ve lobbed one of those inane queries at your own team. Good leaders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: answers, Communication, leadership style, questions, Strategic thinking, Supervising

Managing political talk in your office: 4 keys

February 6, 2017 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

Managing political talk in your office: 4 keys

The presidential race may be over, but the talk is far from it. In fact, conversation may be even more heated than it was in November.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: conflict, leadership, politics, Supervising, training

3 Approaches To Step Up Your Managerial Game in 2017

January 4, 2017 By Lisa McKale

3 Approaches To Step Up Your Managerial Game in 2017

Teachers will tell you that while it’s great to be well-liked by students, you have to be careful you aren’t too well-liked. If you are, that probably means you’re heaps of fun in the classroom and a marshmallow when it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: career advice, leadership style, Managing, Supervising

When YOU’RE the New Boss: Keys to Starting on the Right Foot

December 21, 2016 By Lisa McKale

When YOU’RE the New Boss: Keys to Starting on the Right Foot

It’s important to start off on the right foot with a new boss. And if you’re that new boss, it’s up to you (at least in part) to make the inroads to getting to know your team. First impressions count—but you’ve been up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Skills Tagged With: Assertive, Boss, career advice, feedback, leadership style, Supervising

To Lead, We Don’t Have to Fix Everything (and Everyone)

November 2, 2016 By Lisa McKale

To Lead, We Don’t Have to Fix Everything (and Everyone)

What’s one of the highest compliments many women leaders seek? That we know how to problem-solve. It’s an admirable trait, bringing to mind the ability to compromise, make hard decisions and win others to our way of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: career advice, decision making, fixing, leadership style, Supervising

Inside the C-Suite: Meet Indra Nooyi, CEO, PepsiCo

October 12, 2016 By Lisa McKale

Inside the C-Suite: Meet Indra Nooyi, CEO, PepsiCo

Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is an India-born, naturalized American, a business executive and the current Chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo, the second largest food and beverage business in the world by net revenue. She hit the #14 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inside the C-Suite Tagged With: C-Suite, career advice, Career development, CEO, confidence, Gender Equality, Indra Nooyi, leadership style, PepsiCo, Strategic thinking, success, Supervising

Creative Teamwork Can Banish Workplace Negativity

September 13, 2016 By Lisa McKale

Creative Teamwork Can Banish Workplace Negativity

We’ve all been participants (victims?) of tried and-true teamwork-building exercises that are meant to put everyone at ease (they rarely do), “break the ice,” introduce people and kick off projects. Most of them are somewhat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Communication, conflict, gender gap, leadership style, negativity, Supervising, teamwork

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