by Terri Klass | Oct 8, 2023 | Career Development, Creative Leadership, Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development
Imagine going along your career path for five or ten years and hitting many of your goals with gusto and high energy. The workplace provided you with new knowledge, new skills, meaningful relationships and stretch assignments that allowed you to be captain of your...
by Terri Klass | Sep 17, 2023 | Creative Leadership, Curiosity, Executive Coaching, Influential Leader, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development
Think back to when you were a child and how easy it was to just play. Can you remember what it felt like to join in a game with other children? It didn’t matter if you were the strongest player or even if you understood all the rules perfectly. It probably wasn’t even...
by Terri Klass | Aug 8, 2022 | Collaborative Leadership, Creative Leadership, Leadership Development, Team Building
There has been so much conversation recently on how important it is for teams to gather again in person. Many leaders share powerful stories of the bosses and colleagues they met while interacting inside an organization. There have even been articles about the deep...
by Terri Klass | Jul 10, 2022 | Communication, Compassion, Creative Leadership, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, Storytelling
It is often said that leadership and influence are one and the same thing. Coaching leaders and presenting leadership development programs for many years has led me to the same conclusion. In fact, it is often not the person with the fanciest title who is the most...
by Terri Klass | Feb 21, 2022 | Change Management, Creative Leadership, Curiosity, Open-Minded, Team Building
For the past few months I’ve been working with a team of leaders on trying to identify a perfect hire. We initially approached the search thinking that we would replace the person with an individual with a similar background and skills set. That seemed reasonable...
by Terri Klass | Jul 11, 2021 | Change Management, Creative Leadership, Leadership Development, Team Building
The tropical storm was approaching, and we were about to have our first in-person meeting. All the senior leaders were looking forward to finally sitting next to one another and seeing each other’s emotions up close. It was going to be an exciting evening, which also...