by Terri Klass | Dec 15, 2014 | Career Development, Empowerment, Goal Setting, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development
Closing out the year gives us a great opportunity to reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly of how things went for our professional and personal lives. I always like to start with the good as it empowers me to feel a sense of accomplishment and growth. Here are...
by Terri Klass | Dec 8, 2014 | Building Confidence, Coaching, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Mentoring, Teams
Whether we lead a team or collaborate with someone on a project, we can feel frustrated sometimes when we think that people aren’t pulling their weight. We know they have the abilities to contribute as well as the experience and yet they are quiet or slow to present...
by Terri Klass | Dec 1, 2014 | Core Values, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, leadership qualities
With Thanksgiving behind us, it is now time to talk turkey about where and how we are leading as the year is winding down. I’ve been working with a group of managers in a marketing firm for the past year, delving into what leadership means to each of their jobs and...
by Terri Klass | Nov 3, 2014 | Coaching, Communication, Difficult People, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach, strategic listening, Teams
While presenting a training workshop on Coaching and Difficult Conversations this week, several of the dedicated managers asked an important question: “What if I just ignored the problem and worked around the team member?” It seemed that the managers had a lot of...
by Terri Klass | Oct 20, 2014 | Building Trust, Dealing With Crises, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach, Open-Minded
Leading a team is not for the faint of heart. Some days everything seems to flow with teammates collaborating with enthusiasm and energy. Other days seem more like a hurricane with each person spinning around, wobbling, without a clear path. Working with a client...
by Terri Klass | Oct 6, 2014 | Empowerment, Goal Setting, Leadership Development, Team Building
I am not a believer in pure leadership luck. It’s not that some leaders don’t have great opportunities come their way while others seem to be less fortunate with workplace issues. The perfect rainbow as well as the perfect storm can happen to any of us. But that’s not...
