by Terri Klass | Sep 2, 2018 | Collaborative Leadership, Communication, Core Values, DiSC Assessments, Leadership Development, Supervisory Development
Survey after survey today asks leaders from all backgrounds what makes one leader more impactful than another. Although responses often state that technical expertise is essential, the big differentiating factor that sets apart strong leadership are the soft skills....
by Terri Klass | Apr 15, 2018 | Collaborative Leadership, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Management Development, Open-Minded, Positive Feedback, strategic listening
Many leaders have faced the scenario where they are managing up to help their boss survive. And I do mean survive. Their immediate boss may feel “put-upon” and undervalued by their senior leader and as a result implodes consistently. This was what was happening to...
by Terri Klass | Feb 25, 2018 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, Compassion, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, strategic listening, Team Building
I’ve been working with several teams this past six months that are having a tough time coming together in a unified way. It’s not that team members are purposefully going in different directions but rather there is a missing strand of connectivity. There is also an...
by Terri Klass | Jan 21, 2018 | Collaborative Leadership, DiSC Assessments, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development, Myers-Briggs MBTI, Teams
In a recent leadership workshop comprised of senior leaders of a firm there was so much discussion about the challenges of their team. As with so many other companies, this organization put more focus on taking care of their external clients rather than taking care of...
by Terri Klass | Nov 26, 2017 | Change Management, Collaborative Leadership, Creative Leadership, Empowerment, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development, Open-Minded, Team Building
Leading on a small team or leading on a big team, we are often faced with challenges that we didn’t see coming. All of sudden we recognize that the direction the team is moving is totally off course. In some of my workshops leaders even feel defeated or stuck in the...
by Terri Klass | Oct 22, 2017 | Change Management, Collaborative Leadership, Dealing With Crises, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Team Building
I enjoy watching house makeovers on TV. They always start with a major structural disaster and analyze which remodeling strategies will turn the house into a beautiful home. To make that transformation there is usually a great deal of dreaming, planning, hard work and...
