by Terri Klass | Oct 16, 2016 | Building Confidence, Building Trust, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, Management Development
Many of us spend much of our time working with people who possess high- ranking positional titles. These colleagues may be our bosses, our co-workers or even members of different departments. They seem to have control over how we run our jobs or at least we allow them...
by Terri Klass | Jul 31, 2016 | Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Open-Minded
Whenever I enter the room to present a new workshop I always wonder what the participants will be like. Will they be happy to be there and be interested in learning new ideas? Are they being forced to attend because of an area that their boss thinks needs improving?...
by Terri Klass | Jul 24, 2016 | Compassion, Core Values, Creative Leadership, Empowerment, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Management Development
I just returned from a wonderful vacation in the northwest of the U.S. and Canada. That part of the world possesses incredible natural beauty and laid-back charm. Very different from the hustle and bustle of the northeast U.S. where I spend most of my professional and...
by Terri Klass | May 22, 2016 | Advice on Millennials, Building Confidence, Career Development, Core Values, Empowerment, Leadership Development
I have watched a very talented leader self-destruct before my very eyes. He wants to do it all, both professionally and personally. He works long hours in his office, always taking on tough assignments and additional work. He is the glue that keeps his team members...
by Terri Klass | May 1, 2016 | Career Development, Empowerment, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development
For many of us, we keep going and going until one day we just say- “Enough”. Our bodies or minds simply give out and cease to function in any meaningful way. We can’t drag ourselves out of bed or we refuse to work on one more project. We may want to but we can’t....
by Terri Klass | Apr 24, 2016 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, Empowerment, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development, Open-Minded, Team Building
As with many of my Team Building programs I began the day by forming a circle with the participants. I handed a ball of yarn to one individual and asked them to throw the ball to a person in the circle who they depend on to get their job done. Then that person throws...
