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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 appears to [...]

By |2023-09-20T12:28:41-04:00September 20th, 2023|Your Development|Comments Off on Why You Should Surround Yourself with Positive Leaders

How Would You Lead if Employees Were Given Lifetime Employment

By Michael Holland -  In a book I read a few years ago, a company was mentioned where the owner and leadership team decided they wanted to live out their cultural values in a radical way: They would provide employees with a guarantee of lifetime employment. That decision had profound impacts on so many aspects [...]

By |2023-08-09T16:11:24-04:00August 30th, 2023|Managing Performance|Comments Off on How Would You Lead if Employees Were Given Lifetime Employment

Why Performance Reviews are So Damn Painful for Leaders

By Michael Holland -  During a coaching session with a leader, he spoke about how tired he was having recently spent his whole weekend to get his employees' performance reviews completed and then delivered the reviews in back-to-back sessions on the Monday and Tuesday right after the weekend. In my mind I thought "what a [...]

By |2023-08-09T16:04:39-04:00August 23rd, 2023|Managing Performance|Comments Off on Why Performance Reviews are So Damn Painful for Leaders

4 Signs You May Be Leading Well at the WRONG Company

By Michael Holland -   It's a feeling you get over time:  Why am I not as successful as I can be, or think I can be in my role as a leader? Here are 4 signs that you may be leading well at the WRONG company: Bad DNA Match Your leadership DNA isn't a match [...]

By |2023-07-05T11:37:14-04:00July 5th, 2023|Your Development|Comments Off on 4 Signs You May Be Leading Well at the WRONG Company

Why Great Leaders Say “Bring Me Problems”

By Michael Holland -  Your leadership mantra challenge for the rest of 2023 should be Bring Me Problems. We have so often heard the opposite phrase of don't bring me problems, bring me solutions. We are too busy to solve all these problems and we want our employees to stand on their own, figure things out, [...]

By |2023-06-16T11:42:22-04:00June 28th, 2023|Building My Team|Comments Off on Why Great Leaders Say “Bring Me Problems”

Mid-Year Check-in: 3 Questions to Ask Your Employees

by Michael Holland -  As we approach mid-way through the calendar year, it’s time for a mid-year check-in with each of your employees.   While you’ve been regularly talking with your employees about their job tasks and performance, now it’s time for a different conversation. Schedule an extra meeting with each of your team members.  [...]

By |2023-06-16T10:56:33-04:00June 21st, 2023|Managing Performance|1 Comment

Avoid These 3 Types of Unwise Leaders

By Michael Holland -  When you happen upon a wise leader you’ll notice something very interesting: They ponder. They take a moment to dive into a pool of thought as they consider a decision, a course of action or a way in which to act. The pondering may be just a second or two, or [...]

By |2023-05-03T16:04:50-04:00May 24th, 2023|New Leader|Comments Off on Avoid These 3 Types of Unwise Leaders

Watch Out for the False Summits in Leadership

By Michael Holland - The Adirondack Mountains in Upstate NY provide a beautiful opportunity for hiking. There are 46 mountains that are higher than 4,000 feet. I’ve spent some time climbing a few of the "46ers" and one challenge appears often: the false summit. After a few hours of hiking you come to a spot [...]

By |2023-05-17T12:22:36-04:00May 17th, 2023|Building My Team|Comments Off on Watch Out for the False Summits in Leadership

Stop Wasting Money on High Potentials and Do This Instead

By Michael Holland -  If you're still spending money on high potential programs, stop now and deploy your investment to a group of employees who need it more. I do believe that some high potential development programs have proven fruitful.  But most fail in their selection process and expend an exorbitant amount of executive time [...]

By |2023-05-03T15:37:18-04:00May 10th, 2023|Executives Should Know|Comments Off on Stop Wasting Money on High Potentials and Do This Instead

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

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