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The quality of your workplace can be improved when your co-workers learn how to understand and appreciate each other's priorities and preferences.
The Power – or Impotence – of Your Leadership Habits
by Michael Holland - Habits follow a fairly predictable pattern of a cue (or trigger, craving) which enacts a routine to achieve a reward. A habit is the brain’s efficient method of decreasing power consumption. Think about personal habits you perform all the time: brushing your teeth, walking, reading a text message after [...]
Ways to Leverage Your Team’s DiSC Map
Value of a Team Map – Understanding Your Team Using DiSC DiSC is a great tool to help individuals figure out how to communicate and work better with one another. And when a team comes together to experience DiSC, a team map can be created to help team members and the team leader understand some [...]
Tensions: Your Secret Leadership Advantage
By Michael Holland I'm so tired of hearing people talking about balancing their workloads, balancing their lives between home and work, balancing commitment to goals, balancing the needs of employees with the needs of the business. The reality is there is not a balance or equilibrium. We have been trained to think this [...]
How to Own Your Day and Be an Intentional Leader
By Michael Holland - I love the look of that frantic leader who is lost in the world of overbooked meetings, a flooded inbox with hundreds of emails, and employees frustratingly lined up at the boss' door to ask questions. It's that scene in a movie where you don't want to watch the [...]
Top 3 Excuses Why Leaders Don’t Meet with Their Bosses One-on-One
by Michael Holland - When I was a young manager working in Washington DC, my boss at the time began a certain tradition. Each week, she walked with me from our office, to and around the White House, and back again. This 20-minute or so walk was spent talking about the hows and [...]
Resilience at Work: Using DiSC® in the Face of Change
Constant change requires one skill: resilience. Join Dr. Mark Scullard, Senior Director of Product Innovation, to explore how individuals and organizations can build a workplace that not only withstands disruption but grows stronger because of it. This session will also unpack practical strategies for navigating uncertainty, fostering adaptability, and leading with confidence in times of change [...]
There Are NO Do-Overs in Leadership: 3 Ways to Avoid Making Mistakes as a Leader
By Michael Holland - You cannot re-lead. You can't go back in time and lead in a different way. You can't wipe the slate clean and have people - your employees, peers and bosses - view you differently. You can't take back those words. You can't change the look that was on your [...]
Why You Should Surround Yourself with Positive Leaders
by Michael Holland - We’ve all seen him, that leader who just has a black cloud hovering over his head throughout the day. The world seems dark around him. He is unhappy with the changes in direction of the company, changes that were announced 7 months ago. He’s discouraged with his team that [...]
What is Your Leadership Brand and Do You Match It?
By Michael Holland - At times in coaching leaders, I work with them on adjusting their brand within the organization. Sometimes this is a rebuild process, with the leader needing to re-brand themselves due to some difficult history. Other times it is a “build for the future” process, with the leader seeking to [...]