by Terri Klass | Jun 3, 2013 | Collaborative Leadership, Influential Leader, Team Building
While working with a client last week, I ran into some glitches on how I should design a training program for their leaders. We knew what the topic was, but it was unclear what the objectives were. Although they had committed to being a 10X organization, as...
by Terri Klass | May 7, 2013 | Collaborative Leadership, Influential Leader, Leadership Development
Working with teams over the years, I have learned that leading one isn’t always a piece of cake. I have also learned that the role of leader can shift between team members. In fact, the person with an expertise for a particular project is oftentimes the “anointed”...
by Terri Klass | Oct 9, 2012 | Career Development, Coaching, Collaborative Leadership, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach
When was the last time you coached someone on your team about their career growth? During many of our performance review sessions, leaders tend to focus on the skills and responsibilities of each team member’s contributions. We look at the previous year’s goals and...
by Terri Klass | Jul 24, 2012 | Collaborative Leadership, leadership qualities, Positive Feedback, strategic listening, Team Building
Whether we are senior executive leaders or middle management leaders, our biggest and most powerful challenge is creating the best team. According to Jim Collins, it all starts and ends with people. He points out that: “It all begins with people. Right people on the...
by Terri Klass | Jun 6, 2012 | Advice on Millennials, Coaching, Collaborative Leadership, Core Values, Leadership Development, Team Building
Throughout my blogging on leadership, I continue to focus on understanding better ways for the four generations to collaborate more effectively in the workplace. Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, GenX’ers and Millennials all have talented leadership, even if the...
by Terri Klass | May 8, 2012 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Team Building
Leading a team can be tricky business when members have so many different personality and work styles. Even though diverse opinions and ideas are critical for innovation, leaders need to have the skills to successfully connect the team players. When a project steers a...
