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How Improv Could Help Your Leadership Impact

By Michael Holland - "Yes, and. . . ." Our youngest son took to stage performance like a fish to water. His journey into theatre brought us to new realms of learning in many ways. Interestingly when he was chatting me up regarding an improv class he took while in college, I learned [...]

By |2024-03-20T11:25:56-04:00March 20th, 2024|Effective Communications|Comments Off on How Improv Could Help Your Leadership Impact

This is What Happens When Leaders Don’t Listen Well

By Michael Holland -   A while back, I read this story about a school teacher. . . a kindergarten teacher who at the end of an exasperating day had to put boots on all 31 of her students before she sent them out in the snow. As she struggled to lace up the last boot [...]

By |2023-12-06T15:49:36-05:00December 13th, 2023|Effective Communications|Comments Off on This is What Happens When Leaders Don’t Listen Well

3 Reasons Why Your Employees are Frustrated With You

By Michael Holland -  Your employees are frustrated with you.  Yes, even though they may love you, admire you, work their tails off for you, they are frustrated with you.  Some leaders cause so much frustration with their employees, they dream of how you will look when they finally tell you they are leaving for [...]

By |2023-05-03T12:26:05-04:00May 3rd, 2023|Effective Communications|Comments Off on 3 Reasons Why Your Employees are Frustrated With You

One Key Leadership Habit to Leverage During Dramatic Change

By Michael Holland -  Our leadership skills are being tested. Routines have changed. Ready access to leaders has changed. The methods of communication have changed or are challenged. Physical work locations have changed. It’s likely the only normalcy our employees will see is the leadership we consistently provide. I do know there is one key [...]

By |2022-02-02T14:56:49-05:00March 18th, 2020|Effective Communications|Comments Off on One Key Leadership Habit to Leverage During Dramatic Change

Why You Should be an Everyday Leader With Lollipops

By Michael Holland New leaders waste so much energy.  They have to invest so much time and thought into how to do this leadership thing.  One day they're working side-by-side with coworkers and the next day they are walking in as the boss.  Think about the moment they walk through the door that morning into [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:10-05:00January 31st, 2018|Effective Communications|Comments Off on Why You Should be an Everyday Leader With Lollipops

3 Ways to Improve your Communication. Or Maybe Just Hire a Translator!

Several weeks ago we welcomed Ester, a 17 year old young woman from Brazil, into our home. She will be here for a month, with a goal of improving her English. (Or maybe it’s her father’s goal.) I wasn’t sure what to expect as far as her English language abilities but what I know now [...]

By |2023-08-17T12:07:57-04:00August 2nd, 2017|Effective Communications|Comments Off on 3 Ways to Improve your Communication. Or Maybe Just Hire a Translator!

Improve your Communication: Have an Out-of-Body Experience!

Most everyone I work with is looking to improve their communication skills – and for most of us it’s effort worth making.  How effective we are in our work and personal lives is often a factor of how well we communicate with others.  So what to do?  Step outside of yourself! Rather than thinking about [...]

By |2023-08-17T12:10:10-04:00March 23rd, 2016|Effective Communications|Comments Off on Improve your Communication: Have an Out-of-Body Experience!

Leaders: What’s Your Default – No or Yes?

When my daughter was 13 years old I found I was saying “no” a lot, or offering a contrary point of view to hers.  “No” she couldn’t do something - or I didn’t think something was a good idea – or I had a better suggestion.  All of those “no’s” and negativity hit me one [...]

By |2023-08-17T12:10:44-04:00November 24th, 2015|Effective Communications|Comments Off on Leaders: What’s Your Default – No or Yes?

To Employees Articulate Leader is an Oxymoron

By Michael Holland   At the movies this weekend, we settled into our seats about 8 minutes before the start time for the movie.  The theater was packed and we were lucky to get two seats together and start munching down our popcorn.  Right on time the theater goes dark and we get ready for [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:49-05:00March 28th, 2014|Effective Communications|Comments Off on To Employees Articulate Leader is an Oxymoron

Are You Using the Information Pipeline for Good or Evil?

by Michael Holland      Part of the art of leadership is the give and take of that information which is not common knowledge.  There's a barter of sorts which occurs between leaders as they share bits and pieces of information they know, or sort of know, or are conjuring up as they piece together [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:24:02-05:00June 21st, 2013|Effective Communications|Comments Off on Are You Using the Information Pipeline for Good or Evil?

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