By Michael Holland - Great people leaders are life long learners consuming blog posts, podcasts, articles, videos and books to gain perspective and increase knowledge. Leverage that driving or flying time – or quarantining or get away from the in-laws time – this holiday with a good book. Here are some of my recent favorites. [...]
by Michael Holland - Effective leaders seek to continuously improve how they impact the organization and those with whom they interact. Gaining objective insight on your leadership behaviors and how those behaviors impact others can provide you with critical data to adjust your actions and behaviors. So, where do you really stand? Are you an [...]
By Michael Holland - Great people leaders are life long learners consuming blog posts, podcasts, articles, videos and books to gain perspective and increase knowledge. Leverage your vacation time this summer with a good book! Here are 4 books I recommend for this summer. Get Perspective. . . White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for [...]
It’s the end of the second quarter of the year. Have you accomplished what you planned for the first half of the year? Most likely not. This has been one of the most unusual 6 months most of us could have ever imagined. It’s time to step back, evaluate where you are, consider how our [...]
Life goes on...in what seemed to be a “stalled world” for the past few months, activity is now picking up. This also means that you will have employees who move on to find other jobs, and you will be hiring again. How you keep your team connected through these transitions will reflect your leadership skills [...]
It’s time for a check up on your meeting structure. It’s likely that your meetings became too loose, or too strict, with the transition to working remotely. Here’s a check list of things to ensure your meetings are well balanced. Agendas are sent in advance. Time is allotted for necessary discussion without any one individual [...]
We now know that the “reentry phase” following the COVID-19 work from home requirements will now look more like a “staggered start” - partial teams rotating in and out of the workplace for an extended period of time. Some things to keep in mind to ensure your team doesn’t become fragmented in this next phase. [...]
What have we been up to? Just like most of you, the past couple of months produced unexpected change, driving us to re-think how we do what we do, and how we can best support our clients. We’ve been very busy at work and wanted to provide you with some highlights of what we’ve done. [...]
Working virtually likely means that conversations which need to happen are likely not happening. It’s easier to put off conversations when you are not working face to face. You can hang up the phone or “end the meeting” and breathe a sigh of relief. It’s time to build in coaching and feedback to your leading [...]
Our reality is that working virtually - in some form - is here to stay. You are now creating your team’s virtual or blended work culture – and it’s time to do it purposefully. With the rush of getting established remotely, your team’s habits and norms happened spontaneously. It’s now time for your team to [...]
