There are at least nine things you don’t want to say to the group, lest you kill collaborative efforts and put a damper on teamwork. Some phrases sabotage forward movement. Other phrases take the wind out of people’s sails.
You Mean Well, but Make Things Worse: 4 Leadership Snags
The road to team success is a lot like the one to hell. Both are paved with good intentions. While you mean well in all you do, some behaviors end up compromising results.
28 Ways to Say No Without Upsetting Them
You need to say No, but your boss might think you’re lazy. Or your colleague might think you’re unhelpful. Your employee will resent you. Or the client will believe you don’t care. Or your mom will deem you unworthy. Fortunately there are ways to say No without coming across as lazy, unhelpful, ungrateful or — God forbid — the worst of mom’s kids!
Generations at Work: 4 Ways to Bridge the Gap
From grandma to grandkid, the Beatles to Beyonce, leisure suits to athleisure wear, and highballs to seltzers, there are differences in the workplace. And it’s likely you have the generations to prove it — employees from 78 down to 18.
8 Ways to Motivate a Team of Misfits to Success
Managers often think they have a pendant-winning Yankees lineup in place, when in reality, they’re looking at a bench full of Bad News Bears. So they have to face the question: How can I help a team of misfits succeed?
6 Signs of a Bad Boss & How to Avoid The Behaviors
Do employees sing your praises when you walk away? Or curse your name? Do they feel lifted up after a conversation with you? Or beaten down? Do they look forward to what’s next? Or dread your entrance? If you don’t know the answer to those questions, you better read on.
Stop the Confusion: 4 Keys to Communicate with More Clarity
If you talk, and it seems like no one is listening, the problem could be you. While leaders know they need to communicate with more clarity, they often overwhelm others with information — and underwhelm them with the actual message.
How to Make Your Meetings Not Suck: 5 Strategies to Save Time, Energy
How many meetings do you have scheduled? Too many! Most managers say that whether they have two or 20! They also meetings suck … time, energy and resources.
9 Unnerving Things You Should Never Say
Many bosses unknowingly drop some unnerving things on their employees. Even worse, some bad bosses say unnerving things intentionally for selfish or sinister reasons. But we know you’re not that manager.
Let’s Break the Rules! 5 Outdated Workplace Practices that Gotta Go Now
Sometimes you just gotta break the rules. And there’s no time like the present — when there are a lot of outdated workplace rules and practices that need to be dropped like annoying clichés.
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