OP-ED: Effective feedback can foster business growth
To continue to grow and create the environment of a learning organization, we must be able to regularly give and receive constructive, real-time feedback.
View ArticleOP-ED: Employee engagement is the new black
Business management principles have their trends. It may be a new take on leadership, how to manage your time, build collaborative teams or be more innovative. People tell us the latest and greatest...
View ArticleOP-ED: The power of asking a good question
An employee walks into your office with a problem. He outlines the challenges and obstacles he is facing on his project and asks for your advice. If you are like most managers, your first impulse is...
View ArticleOP-ED: Identifying company-defining habits
Habits are regularly repeated behavioral patterns. They become our routines and our comfort zones. It’s estimated that 40-45 percent of our daily lives are habitual. These patterns of behavior are...
View ArticleOP-ED: What drives your decision-making process?
Business leaders make decisions every day, all day long. Some decisions are made in split seconds; others are agonized over for weeks or months. The act of decision-making is a cognitive process...
View ArticleOP-ED: Ensure that team dynamics will be a force for good
The business world is comprised of all kinds of teams – project teams, task forces, interdisciplinary teams, leadership teams, departmental teams. You name it, and if we have something to accomplish,...
View ArticleOP-ED: Embrace a mistake-making culture
Business leaders have had to embrace rapid-fire changes, even to the point of reinventing their businesses, to stay relevant and viable in today’s economy. That frenetic pace can perpetuate a constant...
View ArticleOP-ED: So, can we declare a breakdown?
Have you ever been working on a project and felt bogged down, stuck or frustrated about the lack of progress? Perhaps you pushed harder, conducted more meetings or sent more emails, and still failed to...
View ArticleOP-ED: Tame the chaos and discover clarity
Many of my clients report feeling scattered as they navigate their day in the role of CEO/firefighter. Their to-do lists are never-ending. Will better priority management and more effective...
View ArticleOP-ED: Harnessing the value of collaboration
Working on a highly collaborative team that is producing breakthrough results sounds a little bit like business utopia, doesn’t it? I’m intrigued by the untapped potential inherent in collaboration....
View ArticleOP-ED: Potent teams have strong, healthy bonds
The virtues of teamwork have been extolled by thought leaders, managers, coaches, MBA graduates and the like. However, a collection of intelligent and ambitious individual contributors does not in and...
View ArticleOP-ED: Managing reality: Is it truth or perception?
As a philosophy student in college, I recall my professor putting forth the notion that perhaps a table in front of us didn’t actually exist. I remember thinking, “This guy is nuts.” At the time I...
View ArticleOP-ED: Want change? Define it and then drive it
Faced with change? Business therapist Karen Natzel offers ways to view it as an invitation for growth and a necessary mindset for continuous improvement.
View ArticleOP-ED: Intentional pursuits — or how to declutter one’s brain
Skiers, mountain bikers and motocross racers probably already understand the adage “Don’t focus on the obstacles, focus on the path. People will go where they focus their attention. I learned that...
View ArticleOP-ED: Want greater integrity? Put core values into action
As our country grapples with a post-election political divide, and families and friends try to reconcile their differences, I wonder how we will move forward. What are our country’s guiding principles?...
View ArticleOP-ED: The complexity of tolerance: two interpretations
Recently I was confronted with the duality of tolerance; and I’ve recognized that both interpretations can be equally powerful in fostering a culture of accountability, camaraderie and respect....
View ArticleOP-ED: Boldly take the road leading from uncertainty to confidence
Who doesn’t want more confidence? At an organizational level, we may seek certainty for the sake of stability or profitability. Our level of confidence may be impacted by marketplace conditions, trust...
View ArticleOP-ED: The right tone can establish an ‘environment of excellence’
If I were to take the pulse of your organization today, what would the prevailing attitude, character or mood be? Is it consistent, or does it change with the direction of the headwinds? Is it...
View ArticleOP-ED: In Italy, in oyster bars and in all organizations, culture rules
Walking the streets of Rome, Cinque Terre and Florence inspired new thinking for me about what’s important in life. These cities exude culture – art, history, architecture, language, customs, style,...
View ArticleOP-ED: What’s your point? Tips to avoid communication breakdowns
Have you ever experienced the unfolding drama of communications gone awry? Communication breakdowns happen frequently and rapidly, and when left unchecked, can fester into a beast of a problem. What...
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