by Terri Klass | Oct 27, 2019 | Career Development, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Open-Minded
Halloween is almost here and for leaders it is a perfect time to scare up some actions that can set back our leadership strategy. OK maybe not totally derail us but perhaps create some unnecessary stress or discomfort. Why bother bringing these missteps into our...
by Terri Klass | Sep 8, 2019 | Career Development, Coaching, Communication, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Development
During some coaching sessions this week with highly ambitious and dedicated leaders it became clear that they were all facing a similar challenge. Although they were executing the technical parts of their jobs with clarity and precision, they were falling short in...
by Terri Klass | Jun 24, 2018 | Career Development, Coaching, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach, strategic listening
Gone are the days when an annual review is substantial feedback for leaders. It is no longer acceptable for organizations to reach out at the end of a yearly cycle and dump some crazy performance review on team members. In every leadership workshop I conduct, the...
by Terri Klass | Apr 8, 2018 | Building Culture, Building Trust, Career Development, Coaching, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development, Manager as Coach, Open-Minded
Listening to a client this week share his frustrations on the state of leadership in his organization brought alarm to me on how I was going to help. By the time I got off the phone call my head was spinning with both concern and possibility. Sure this company had...
by Terri Klass | Mar 25, 2018 | Appreciation, Building Confidence, Coaching, Communication, Compassion, Inspire, Leadership Development, Management Development
Leaders know that their work lives can be very busy and that sometimes means we don’t always think before we speak. It’s not that we deliberately make poor word choices; it’s just that we don’t always weigh how our messages may come across. But words and phrases...
by Terri Klass | Jan 28, 2018 | Building Trust, Coaching, Gifts and Strengths, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Management Development, Manager as Coach, Mentoring, Open-Minded, Positive Feedback
The truth about feedback is that it is a powerful gift. Whether we are a senior leader or an emerging leader, feedback provides us with critical information to become a stronger leader. Without feedback we would have a harder time fine tuning our leadership strategy....
