Onboarding 101
My son, Ryan, started a new job some time ago. He started with the usual cursory training. Then his coworkers took him aside and said, “Here’s what I wish I had known my first week.” They clued him...
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What’s the big difference?
Welcome, guest blogger, Tiffany Funk, who joined Humanergy in June. As the newest member of the team, I was given the opportunity to participate in a recent “Effective Meetings and Time Management”...
View ArticleAre you too smart?
A friend, Beth, was engaging in a mild whine about her job, specifically, her boss. “She’s just so….well, smart. It’s driving me nuts.” That got my attention. How can someone be too smart? Beth’s boss...
View ArticleQuestions as a super power
Tom is a new supervisor who wants to do the right thing for his direct reports. When he began his leadership journey, he thought his job was to have or find the right answers. He’s beginning to...
View ArticleWhen “telling” isn’t the answer
“If you let a person talk long enough, you’ll hear their true intentions. Listen twice, speak once.” Tupac Shakur Motivational speeches get a lot of air time. Just check out Facebook and YouTube. As...
View ArticleChange is hard – just ask monkeys
Five monkeys are in a cage with a bunch of bananas hanging from the roof. When a step ladder is placed under the bananas, one of the monkeys starts to climb it. Whenever a monkey climbs the ladder, all...
View ArticleBottle your 2020 secret sauce
For many people, 2020 brought challenges that were unprecedented and relentless. The global pandemic, economic, educational and health inequalities, police brutality and political upheaval created a...
View ArticleLetting failure go
You’ve made an error, a project has failed or another problem has reared its ugly head again. Is your first impulse to learn from it and move on, or do you habitually perseverate over your missteps?...
View ArticleLearning while virtual
Kids do it. Grownups, too. Even when the pandemic is firmly in the rearview mirror, many people will continue to work and learn from home, either full-time or for part of the week. How does that impact...
View ArticleThink Like a College Coach
Recently, in many of my coaching sessions, I have been encouraging leaders to think of themselves like college coaches. The current trends and generational differences mean people aren’t staying in...
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