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Why Micromanagement Hurts Your Team and How to Break the Cycle
Management. On its own, that doesn’t sound so bad, does it? Management usually carries a positive connotation: things are organized, people are guided, clients are served, and order is maintained. But add one little prefix, and the whole picture changes....
How Fear-Based Leadership Fuels Quiet Cracking in the Workplace
A recent TalentLMS survey of 1,000 U.S. employees revealed that more than half (54%) have experienced quiet cracking in the workplace, with one in five reporting it happens to them frequently or even constantly. I read that statistic and had to pause. I had heard of...
Fear-Based Leadership: Why It Fails and What to Do Instead
“If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” You’ve probably heard that said, and nowhere is it truer than in leadership. One of the most challenging aspects a leader can face is having clear goals and a vision without the necessary skills to...
How Unspoken Fears Quietly Shape Your Leadership
If a fear is unspoken, can it really be that big of a problem? The truth is, unspoken fears probably account for more problems in the workplace than those that are openly discussed. The ones that are talked about can be brought into the light, managed, and attended...
Transforming Fear into Bold Leadership and Visionary Action
Fear has a way of telling convincing stories, but they aren’t always truthful. In fact, according to multiple studies on anxiety and overthinking, as many as 85% of the things we are afraid of never happen. Imagine what your life would be like if you had known your...
6 Self Development Books for a Positive Mindset (Updated)
Originally Published: June 27, 2016 Life is noisy. Blaring news stations, cars honking their horns, your kids pulling at your pant leg, conversations happening here, there, and everywhere. In the silence, you may find that even your mind gets a little loud from time...