Monthly Archive for March, 2011

Advice On Developing Rapport With Your Team

In working with many organizations, I have come to realize that a leader cannot be effective without establishing a connection to their team members. All the ideas and vision in the world will not be welcomed or implemented if the team feels no rapport with their leader. The challenge for a leader is to understand how each of the team members processes information and receives the message. Not always an easy task when there are so many different personalities and generations on a team.

When sharing new organizational or team goals, it might be helpful to think about the best method to present the information.

  • Should I gather the entire team together to discuss the direction?
  • Should I meet individually with each team member?
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Published on Wednesday March 30, 2011 in Building Trust, Communication, Leadership Development, strategic listening and Team Building. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , .

The Risk of Ignoring Millennials-Breakfast Seminar

Princeton – Terri Klass Consulting, a New Jersey based leadership skills training organization, and The Lindenberger Group, a local human resources consulting company, conducted interviews with professionally employed Millennials and their managers around the world. They will share the results of their research at a breakfast workshop on May 12 in Princeton. “The twenty-something’s, 75 million strong in size, are joining organizations with a zest to lead and perform, but sometimes bring with them different ideas of work/life balance,” says Terri Klass. “Integrating this generation into the workplace provides managers with a fresh set of challenges, but also a new set of opportunities,” adds Judy Lindenberger.

 

Who: Human resource professionals, managers, business owners

What: Breakfast seminar on The Risk of Ignoring Millennials

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Published on Thursday March 10, 2011 in Advice on Millennials, Building Trust, Coaching, Leadership Development and Team Building. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

How Do You Get Up After Falling Down In Leadership?

One of the most difficult challenges for leaders is facing a decision or vision that was not well received. Not only do we feel rejected but sometimes we even question our abilities to lead. We wonder how our team will respond to our future choices. Will we still have followers? Have we lost that special “something”? We are thrown off balance and oftentimes fear marches in and takes a hold of us. Perhaps we are just focusing on the wrong questions and concerns. According to ice skating champion, Scott Hamilton, “It’s not about falling, it’s about getting up.” Let’s face it, we all fall down at different points in our careers. No leader is immune to that time when our confidence is shattered as we recognize that a mistake has… Continue reading | 2 Comments

Published on Tuesday March 1, 2011 in Building Trust and Leadership Development. 2 Comments Tags: , , .