13. Personal Leadership: “Who has the keys to your karma?”
The Scene: I was asked to lead a workshop for a group of unemployed college grads participating in a program designed to help them gain work experience in their fields.…
7. Why and How to Correct Without Criticizing (Part 2: The how-to’s)
Introduction: Hello again. Last week I talked about why it’s so important to provide corrective feedback without criticizing and demoralizing team members. (Please see Post 6, “Why and How to…
6. Why and How to Correct Without Criticizing (Part 1: The ‘why’ behind the ‘what’)
The situation: I was just invited by the folks at LinkedIn to write a brief article on how to give team members corrective feedback without demoralizing them. This subject is…
5. When you have a problem with someone do you speak ‘to’ that person? Or ‘about’ them?
The scene: This week a case from our business turnaround files. The client: a small restaurant food supplier. Timing: at bottom of a deep recession. Situation: company going under as…