by Terri Klass | Apr 30, 2017 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, DiSC Assessments, Leadership Development, Management Development, Myers-Briggs MBTI
Working with a senior leadership team this week was an eye opening experience. Although the organization is fairly technical in nature and usually focuses on end results, we began an important discussion on how to create stronger work connections. It seemed that...
by Terri Klass | Apr 16, 2017 | Collaborative Leadership, Compassion, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Team Building
It’s easy to give up on team members or colleagues when they don’t meet our expectations. When co-workers don’t pull through in the way we thought they would or should, we often become angry or feel let down. We even may become defensive and be ready to go on the...
by Terri Klass | Feb 5, 2017 | Business Development, Change Management, Collaborative Leadership, Communication, Creative Leadership, Leadership Development, strategic listening
For many years I have been partnering with an organization to provide leadership training for many different industries. As with any long-term collaboration, we sometimes disagree or view the customer challenges from different perspectives. If we end up being on...
by Terri Klass | Dec 11, 2016 | Building Confidence, Collaborative Leadership, Empowerment, Gifts and Strengths, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Team Building
One of the toughest challenges for leaders is not looking over their shoulders to see what everyone else is doing. There seem to be so many overachievers on our teams and in our work worlds who can respond more quickly or communicate more loudly than we will ever be...
by Terri Klass | Oct 23, 2016 | Building Trust, Business Development, Change Management, Collaborative Leadership, Leadership Development
My father was a salesman. He owned a small storm window and storm door business that he was very proud of. He worked very hard trying to grow his company as economic changes often dictated different conditions. He had an entrepreneurial spirit that never allowed him...
by Terri Klass | Aug 28, 2016 | Collaborative Leadership, Dealing With Crises, Open-Minded, Team Building, Teams
Have you checked out the general health of your team lately? Does it seem that team members are dragging and projects aren’t as vibrant as they use to be? Maybe there are more bottlenecks popping up preventing a dynamic flow of information. Are some team members very...
