by Terri Klass | Aug 17, 2015 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, Compassion, Core Values, Empowerment, Leadership Brand, Storytelling
Listening to a manager in one of my workshops go on and on about how her team members are self-absorbed caught my attention. She threw out the adage, “There is no I in team” and sensed everyone was taking advantage of her good nature. The more I heard, the more I...
by Terri Klass | Jun 22, 2015 | Core Values, Empowerment, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development, Teams
This past weekend was Father’s Day and a day that I often think about my father. A father-daughter relationship can be quite complicated but one that often sets the tone for a daughter’s perception of herself. As the years go by and my dad is no longer here to share...
by Terri Klass | Jun 8, 2015 | Core Values, Influential Leader, Inspire, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, strategic listening
Television sets didn’t always broadcast an HD picture. For years we watched our TV programs in digital or analog format, content, not knowing there was any other way to view them. We accepted the bland broadcast until we got wind of HD quality pictures. Then...
by Terri Klass | Apr 13, 2015 | Building Trust, Core Values, Generosity, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Team Building
I was raised in a family that valued loyalty above all else. Standing by each of my family members to show the world around us that we were first for each other, was our manta. Even when one of us was a little bit too outspoken or someone inadvertently backed our car...
by Terri Klass | Dec 1, 2014 | Core Values, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, leadership qualities
With Thanksgiving behind us, it is now time to talk turkey about where and how we are leading as the year is winding down. I’ve been working with a group of managers in a marketing firm for the past year, delving into what leadership means to each of their jobs and...
by Terri Klass | Nov 24, 2014 | Core Values, Generosity, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Open-Minded
Leadership can be lonely. That is the honest truth. Have you ever sat still long enough to look around to see and feel what was happening with the people and the activities in your personal and professional life? Sometimes we sense that decisions are being made...
