by Terri Klass | Apr 24, 2016 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, Empowerment, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development, Open-Minded, Team Building
As with many of my Team Building programs I began the day by forming a circle with the participants. I handed a ball of yarn to one individual and asked them to throw the ball to a person in the circle who they depend on to get their job done. Then that person throws...
by Terri Klass | Mar 27, 2016 | Collaborative Leadership, Communication, Leadership Development, Open-Minded, Team Building
I was approached by an organization this week to help them deal more effectively with conflict amongst their teams. It seems that the company had gone through a few mergers that resulted in disconnected teams as well as discontented team members. In particular there...
by Terri Klass | Jan 31, 2016 | Building Confidence, Collaborative Leadership, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Self-Promotion
The topic of influence often comes up during many of the discussions in my leadership workshops. Both team leaders and team members want to feel heard and want to impact the direction a team chooses. This week in my program we focused on how to be more influential...
by Terri Klass | Jan 10, 2016 | Collaborative Leadership, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development, strategic listening
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, General Motors and Lyft announced that they would be collaborating to build a network of on demand autonomous vehicles that will make getting around more affordable, accessible and enjoyable. Very exciting news for the future...
by Terri Klass | Jan 3, 2016 | Collaborative Leadership, Communication, Empowerment, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development, Team Building
Gone are the days where one senior person is deemed exclusive leader of a team. This old paradigm only sets a team in backward motion, allowing for many missed opportunities from the rest of the team members. When I asked managers in a recent leadership workshop what...
by Terri Klass | Nov 30, 2015 | Advice on Millennials, Collaborative Leadership, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development
“They’re just lazy with no work ethic.” “They’re way too bossy to listen to.” “All they care about is being promoted.” “They think that staying late every night is what is necessary.” Do any of these statements ring a bell with you? Have you ever heard any of your...
