Finding Team Strengths
How can we harness the unique strengths of these workers to maximize the impact this new team will have on the mission of the agency while minimizing their weaknesses?
Posts Tagged: leadership
Becoming a Change Leader – Building Guiding Coalition
Regardless of our position or experience, we all have blinds spots. We all have assumptions and beliefs that filter how we see the world. Without help from others, it’s nearly impossible to overcome our blinds spots.
Your Guide to the Dreaded 360 Degree Assessment
If you want to improve your leadership skills, you need to know how you’re perceived by the people around you. The best way to do that is through a 360 degree feedback survey.
How Authentic Appreciation Can Improve Staff Morale
We’ve found that one very effective way to make government employees’ daily lives better is to teach them how to communicate authentic appreciation to one another in the ways that are meaningful to each individual.
When Emotions Speak Louder than Words
Teams look instinctively to their leaders for emotional clues on how to respond to situations, or at least I know I do. Especially in times of uncertainty, your employees will look to you to see how they should respond.
Great Leaders are Strategic Thinkers
According to Harvard Business Review, leaders who are strategic thinkers spend their time asking and answering questions in these four areas, instead of micromanaging their workforce.
From Bench Scientist to Desk Champion: Transitioning to a Managerial Mindset as You Leave the Lab for Good
There often comes a time in a scientist’s career when he or she must face a difficult reality: in order to continue to grow professionally, he or she must transition from a life at the bench to a life at the desk, from managing experiments to managing people.
Combat Complacency by Creating a Sense of Urgency
Everyone is capable of demonstrating urgency, but most organization are filled complacency. Learn for steps to create true urgency.
The Folly of Fortifications in an Uncertain Future
Yesterday I got to play fort with my son for the first time in his young life. I loved seeing the joy in his eyes as he peered out at me from beneath the cushions on the sofa. As I watched him play, for a brief instant, I thought about how wonderful it would be… Read more »
Why a Veteran Could be the Best Hire You Ever Make
I believe that the military experience provides a unique perspective, and this perspective creates a certain kind of person: a leader.