by Michael Holland - Managing employees is a lot like raising kids, and someone has to be the adult in the room. Best bet is you’re being paid to be that person. Employees and kids need the following: Boundaries of appropriate performance and behavior Guiding advice and latitude to make character-building mistakes Care and feeding [...]
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Not because of the great food – and I do enjoy gathering with my family - but most of all because of the spirit of the day – giving thanks. It is very cliché but we do have a lot to be thankful for. One of [...]
By Michael Holland The pressure has been building for months. You were clear on his performance review 6 months ago. You were clear 3 months ago when you put him on the performance improvement plan and 1 month ago you met with him to sign the update to the PIP making sure he read the [...]
by Michael Holland A promotion brings tremendous thrill and excitement. But seasoned leaders realize that those feelings are short lived. Their hard-won wisdom tells them a promotion’s short honeymoon will be followed by three times as much work as they had before. As you get promoted, especially to your first management position, you [...]
There are people who touch our lives and make a difference. We know it at the time. We value the relationship and know they’ve had an impact. But maybe we weren’t able to see exactly what they were doing at the time that was making such a difference. That was my experience with Pastor Joe. [...]
I’ve never been known for my hair. In fact it’s been a struggle most of my life and I even remember my mother apologizing that I “got her hair” – that stung! But on occasion as I put away the blow dryer I’m satisfied with the reflection in the mirror. Recently I had one of [...]
Where do leaders come from? And how do people become good leaders? For a few it just happens. They have natural talents and abilities - they are inquisitive and self-reflective - they have high emotional intelligence. But for most it’s because an investment was made in them. Someone took an interest in them, guided them, [...]
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By Michael Holland Your time in the role of leader has little impact on your effectiveness. Evaluated experience on the other hand has tremendous impact on your effectiveness. We tend to equate time with wisdom. We see a Senior Vice President and immediately assume that his 20 years in leadership positions have allowed [...]
