by Terri Klass | Dec 11, 2016 | Building Confidence, Collaborative Leadership, Empowerment, Gifts and Strengths, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Team Building
One of the toughest challenges for leaders is not looking over their shoulders to see what everyone else is doing. There seem to be so many overachievers on our teams and in our work worlds who can respond more quickly or communicate more loudly than we will ever be...
by Terri Klass | Oct 23, 2016 | Building Trust, Business Development, Change Management, Collaborative Leadership, Leadership Development
My father was a salesman. He owned a small storm window and storm door business that he was very proud of. He worked very hard trying to grow his company as economic changes often dictated different conditions. He had an entrepreneurial spirit that never allowed him...
by Terri Klass | Aug 28, 2016 | Collaborative Leadership, Dealing With Crises, Open-Minded, Team Building, Teams
Have you checked out the general health of your team lately? Does it seem that team members are dragging and projects aren’t as vibrant as they use to be? Maybe there are more bottlenecks popping up preventing a dynamic flow of information. Are some team members very...
by Terri Klass | Aug 14, 2016 | Collaborative Leadership, Core Values, Evaluating Leaders, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities
I’m a big believer in visuals and images. When leaders make commitments to themselves and their teams about the importance of strong leadership, words may not be enough. Although words can be a good way to begin a conversation or reflection about leadership, words...
by Terri Klass | Jul 8, 2016 | Change Management, Collaborative Leadership, Gifts and Strengths, Goal Setting, Leadership Development, Management Development
I’ve heard the saying that “collaboration is the new teamwork” but what does that really mean? Most of the workplaces I partner with contain many interconnected teams that live by their goals and deadlines. Each team is very focused, not always caring all that much...
by Terri Klass | Jun 19, 2016 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, Communication, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, strategic listening
The manager in the workshop seemed upset that her team wasn’t receiving the message she was sending out during a team meeting. “Listen everyone. We need to be on a call late tonight to get the information from our colleagues in Asia. Without their input, we cannot...
