by Alice | May 17, 2017 | Leadership, Motivation
So, you’ve been promoted to manager/supervisor. Congratulations! You’re excited and apprehensive at the same time. What can you do now to ensure your success? As an individual contributor, you had to manage your own job-related tasks, and likely also interface with...
by Alice | May 16, 2017 | Communication Strategies, Leadership, Motivation
Are you a new supervisor? There’s lots to learn, and lots to remember! Here are three things to keep in mind that will help you generate credibility, trust, and respect. When a problem arises, address it sooner rather than later—don’t let it fester—in your own...
by Alice | May 15, 2017 | Books @ Work, Self Awareness, Uncategorized
Books @ Work: While reading Originals by Adam Grant, I was delighted to see that the research shows that procrastination actually yields a better product! I’ve always known that about the deck we converted into a porch many years ago. As we delayed, the ideas for...
by Alice | Feb 15, 2017 | Leadership, Motivation
When people in leadership positions focus more on getting promoted than on getting things done, they may possess characteristics of the “dark triad.” In being successful only for themselves, earning promotions by networking and engaging in office politics, they may...