by Terri Klass | Sep 15, 2014 | Change Management, Empowerment, Goal Setting, Leadership Development
Every fall there is a sense of excitement with children going back to school and the weather morphing into a cooler season in many parts of the world. There is a feeling of hopefulness and possibility as we look to the new year upon us. By saying goodbye to the lazy...
by Terri Klass | Sep 8, 2014 | Building Trust, Empowerment, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Uncategorized
This intriguing question popped up in a leadership program I was presenting this week. A young, very bright and ambitious manager was very sincere in wondering why leaders need to think about being accountable. “Isn’t being accountable just plain common sense?” she...
by Terri Klass | Sep 1, 2014 | Change Management, Dealing With Crises, Empowerment, Leadership Development
I know this young woman who approaches her life and career choices in a very determined way. She chose her soul mate early on, meeting in high school and marrying right after college. She followed her true graphics design passion and landed a top job in a consulting...
by Terri Klass | Aug 25, 2014 | Empowerment, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Management Development, Open-Minded
Regardless of the industry you work or your particular position, it is becoming more and more important for each of us to be entrepreneurial. We each need to see our role as a valuable contributor to a product or service where we can make a difference. But what if we...
by Terri Klass | Aug 4, 2014 | Building Trust, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Inspire, Leadership Development, Management Development, Manager as Coach, Teams
While presenting a program on Leadership this week, the idea of losing control with a team kept emerging. There was a real sense of inadequacy and being left in the dark if the managers didn’t stay on top of all the technical aspects of their team member’s jobs....
by Terri Klass | Jul 28, 2014 | Change Management, Empowerment, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development
Being consistent is an essential quality for leaders to embrace. It is important for our teams or those we partner with to feel we can be depend upon in a familiar way. Yet there is a point that we each approach where we sense change is facing us in the eye and we...