Reading Time: 8 minutes Honestly, I have never understood office politics. But all the reading and soul-searching I did, seem to show that it is inescapable and maybe needed.
Tag: authentic leadership
The Dreaded Skip-Level Meetings – Why Do Them And How?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Skip-level meetings are a great tool for keeping teams aligned and going in the same direction and at the same time provide a voice to each employee.
The Unexpected Ways In Which Anxiety Makes You A Braver Leader
Reading Time: 5 minutes While anxiety often makes our lives as leaders harder, it also has its unexpected rewards and ways to make us braver. As long as we accept it.
A Mama Bear Attack or Should We Embrace Femininity In Leadership
Reading Time: 7 minutes Women often hesitate to embrace their femininity in leadership, but it’s definitely worth a shot so they can be more authentic and effective.
The Mechanics of Building an Outstanding New Team
Reading Time: 8 minutes From hiring the right people and designing work processes, to creating a team culture, building a new team comes with many challenges and rewards
Vulnerability: Tips for Managing the Risks of Being an Authentic Leader
Reading Time: 7 minutes While vulnerability is essential for building authentic and meaningful relationships with your team, we need to prepare for its set of risks. Being vulnerable is not something that comes naturally in our society and it takes a lot of effort to overcome our conditioning.
The Art of Saying “I’m Sorry”. Again
Reading Time: 5 minutes Last time we talked about the impact one “I’m sorry” can have on your individual relationships with your team members. Today we will discuss the effect an apology may have on the team culture you are trying to build.
The Art of Saying “I’m Sorry” – The Beginning
Reading Time: 4 minutes There are many articles about the art of saying “no,” and you will probably see a post about it here soon too. But I wanted to focus on another phrase we often have trouble uttering – “I am sorry.” And since it turned out that I have had a heap of failures and reasons to apologize, I will dedicate three posts to the topic.