Over Worked and Stressed Out
It’s not the work that stresses you out. It’s doing it alone. 15 Sources of stress for leaders: Incompetence. You’re flaying in water that’s too deep for your current abilities. Procrastination. Lack of… Continue reading
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Moving From Distress to Eustress
88% of leaders report that work is a primary source of stress. What if stress is good for you? These are stressful times. We’d love to avoid or prevent crisis and tragedy. But there’s… Continue reading
Dear Dan: My Boss Feels Like a Limiter
Dear Dan, I’m wondering how to push through when I have a challenging leader? My boss gives me space to do what I need to do, but is very unpredictable in approach, response,… Continue reading
How to End the Frustration of Recurring Problems
Frustrated leaders complain about having the same conversation. “We’ve talked about this problem over and over.” Repetition creates the path of least resistance like rivers eventually wear channels in stone. Pattern reflection: Tell… Continue reading
4 Practices to Make Coaching Easy and Effective
This guest post by Marcia Reynolds, PsyD, Master Certified Coach, and author of Coach the Person, Not the Problem. You don’t need years of training to help others discover solutions to their problems.… Continue reading
10 Ways to Spot Dead-weight Before it’s too Late
Teams thrive and rise when you ditch dead-weight. “[Will] Felps estimates that teams with just one deadbeat, downer, or asshole suffer a performance disadvantage of 30 to 40 percent compared to teams that… Continue reading