by Terri Klass | Jun 10, 2018 | Building Confidence, Career Development, Core Values, Empowerment, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Negative self-talk, Storytelling
Our leadership story is the most powerful tool leaders have to help them describe the path they chose and what went into formulating their critical career decisions. Our stories showcase the skills and knowledge we gained as we explored and learned from different jobs...
by Terri Klass | May 13, 2018 | Building Trust, Career Development, Communication, Empowerment, Goal Setting, Leadership Development, Management Development, Open-Minded
The past few weeks we had a groundhog set up shop beneath our front porch. He dug some deep holes to create a path under the porch and seemed to be constantly escaping our view. Then the critter decided to eat our wire that connects to an outside pole lamp. And that...
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 | Apr 8, 2018 | Building Culture, Building Trust, Career Development, Coaching, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development, Manager as Coach, Open-Minded
Listening to a client this week share his frustrations on the state of leadership in his organization brought alarm to me on how I was going to help. By the time I got off the phone call my head was spinning with both concern and possibility. Sure this company had...
by Terri Klass | Apr 1, 2018 | Career Development, Dealing With Crises, Empowerment, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development, Management Development
We often don’t see it coming. There we are staring at our massive amount of tasks and responsibilities, wondering how it happened so quickly. It occurs both in our professional and personal lives. Yet, being overwhelmed or feeling like we have too many projects to...
by Terri Klass | Mar 11, 2018 | Career Development, Dealing With Crises, Empowerment, Leadership Development, leadership qualities
Although we may want to, we can’t control everything in our workplaces or personal lives. Take for instance this terrible Nor’easter that my community has faced for the past few days. Many of us lost power and couldn’t drive down the streets as they were covered in...