Category: Leadership
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Engage Your Workforce by Engaging Your Managers First
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According to Gallup’s 2024 Report State of the Global Workforce there is a connection between manager and employee engagement. Yet Gallup found that only 3 in 10 managers globally are engaged—feel involved and enthusiastic—in their jobs. Highly engaged managers have more engaged teams. Are your managers engaged? Gallup suggests businesses learn how to better select and develop managers with the…
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Reading for Leading: Some Books for National Reading Month
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For those out there who are unaware, March is National Reading Month. While this month is often celebrated with Dr. Seuss and children’s literature in mind, it’s important not to forget that reading is also an excellent way to stimulate ideas for professional growth. With that in mind, here are some recommendations for books that…
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What ChatGPT Can Do For Your Organization?
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If you haven’t heard about ChatGPT yet, allow me to introduce you to one of the most talked about artificial intelligence programs in the world. This program, a chatbot that launched in late 2022, has taken the world by storm with advanced language usage and an ability to “learn” from your previous answers to create…
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The Value of Showing Appreciation
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In a world going through a cycle of mass change and employee movement, the research is clear: showing your current employees’ recognition and appreciation can make a significant difference in their engagement, performance, and even retention. An article in the Harvard Business Review, titled “Do You Tell Your Employees You Appreciate Them?”, describes how leaders…
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Keys to a Successful Mentoring Relationship
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Without a doubt, mentorships help people improve their knowledge and develop skills for the future. The mentor and mentee both benefit from this relationship. The relationship the two share is vital to creating a successful mentoring experience. So, how do you foster this relationship? Get to know each other Like all relationships, a mentoring relationship…
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Closing the Leadership Gap
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The Institute for Women’s Leadership exists to address the leadership gap and to take progressive steps to narrow the breach. Leadership by the Numbers Center for American Progress Women have outnumbered men on college campuses since 1988. They have earned at least one-third of law degrees since 1980 and accounted for one-third of medical school students…
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The Leadership Manifesto Challenge
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Dare to Lead by Brene Brown is a #1 New York Times bestseller. In the book, Brown applies and builds on the principles from her other books — Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness — in a new context of leadership and culture-building that is “daring.” Brown says, “One of the most important findings of my career is that…
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Mentoring as a Super Power
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Pat Mitchell is a groundbreaking media icon, global advocate for women’s rights and co-founder and curator of TEDWoman. She is also a passionate mentor. She believes mentoring “can close the gender gap in leadership in this country and around the world.” In her book, Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World, which is…
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Leaders Share Life Stories
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It is graduation season, and leaders in all walks of life are commonly invited to share their life lessons at graduation ceremonies, inspiring future leaders of tomorrow. These leaders may include celebrities, entrepreneurs, political change-makers and more, all with stories and life lessons to share. Here’s an article from Teen Vogue that collects some of the most…
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Changing Leadership in the New Now
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2020 has been a crucible for leadership. The world faced a crisis, and workplaces and workforces were forced to adapt. Some leaders fared better than others, creating lessons for leadership in the “new now,” as we navigate a more hybrid future. Needed skills have shifted in three crucial ways: The need for communication shifted to…