Here’s your FFT for this week: Managing and leading is all about getting things done through others. Not by others. There’s a difference, isn’t there?
Monday Motivator: Managing and leading is all about…
Category: Leadership Strategies
Great Points Podcast: More on Managing Your Boss
Check out these few “Great Points” about managing the guy/gal in charge of your paycheck… a 3 minute listen…
Feedback: Focus Forward is the Only Option (that Works…)
As long as people work, there will be behavioral errors, and situations that need correcting. There is a lot of room for improvement in the way bosses, coworkers, and friends handle … Continue reading Feedback: Focus Forward is the Only Option (that Works…)
Why “Sandwiching” Constructive Feedback Between Two Complements Doesn’t Work
We’ve been addressing the best practices in giving employee feedback this month, and last week someone told me that she likes to sandwich the feedback between two complements. Like a … Continue reading Why “Sandwiching” Constructive Feedback Between Two Complements Doesn’t Work
Monday Motivator: Get that Ego Outa the Way
Lets start with is quote: “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.” –Veronica Roth Sometimes, our own egos fear that noting the strengths of others may somehow get in … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Get that Ego Outa the Way
Great Points Podcast: Feedback that Works #3 – How to Make it STICK
This not-to-miss 10 minute audio gives you tips on how to engrain new behaviors, and also answers many of your questions about how to give effective feedback. It is the audio from our video #3 – which can be found at https://www.marshaegan.com/fbformula-video.
Employee Feedback – How to Deal with Defensive People
How do you deal with defensive people? – The ones who push back and want to blame everyone but themselves? This is a tough one, and my guess is that … Continue reading Employee Feedback – How to Deal with Defensive People
Feedback: The Case for Taking Action
Are you so skittish about damaging a relationship or de-motivating a team member that you don’t give developmental feedback? You are not alone. It is unpleasant. Not fun. Can be … Continue reading Feedback: The Case for Taking Action
Great Points Podcast: The Pause that avoids the Foot
Do you blurt? Or can a pause before responding save you from wanting to swallow that comment? Listen to this 2 minute podcast!
Pausing… and Beauty
We have been talking about the value of pausing this month. And part of pausing is what to focus on when you pause. Not that you hafta focus on anything, … Continue reading Pausing… and Beauty
Conquer Those Distractions So That You Can Focus Even More
We have been focusing on focusing, and I realized when we were talking about it that a major threat to our ability to focus is distraction. Here are 10 tips to eliminate or minimize those nasty distractions…
