by Terri Klass | Apr 14, 2014 | Core Values, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, leadership qualities
Working with people at all levels in all types of organizations, I have come to realize that we each lead so differently. What is important to one person is of no consequence to another. One leader may value getting to know their team members more intimately, while...
by Terri Klass | Apr 7, 2014 | Communication, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Storytelling
Like you, my conversations sometimes get away from me. I wish I could have a do-over and tell another person what I truly wanted to express. We don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings or we don’t want to create conflict, so we just rattle off some words that end a...
by Terri Klass | Mar 31, 2014 | Core Values, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Development
I recently met a gifted leader in an organization I am working with. She possesses all the skills, knowledge and wisdom to lead her team to extraordinary heights. She is authentic and uses her core values and beliefs to guide all her decisions and actions. She doesn’t...
by Terri Klass | Mar 24, 2014 | Communication, Leadership Brand, Self-Promotion, Storytelling
Along the way, many of us have gotten the message that promoting our leadership brand needs to be done quietly. We worry that if we make too big a deal of what we represent, whether it be a product or service, other people will think we are being too pushy. While...
by Terri Klass | Mar 17, 2014 | Empowerment, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, strategic listening
I once had a boss who you called me into his office to review our joint projects and share updates about our deadlines. I would sit down across from him in one of two chairs and look forward to our meeting. The exchange of ideas would begin evenly with each of us...
