by Terri Klass | Sep 16, 2018 | Dealing With Crises, Empowerment, Leadership Development
Sometimes leaders don’t even notice they are falling down a deep hole until they hit rock bottom. It can be a slow descent where project deadlines keep getting pushed out or we are constantly having frustrating interactions with team members or even our boss. Our...
by Terri Klass | Aug 26, 2018 | Career Development, Curiosity, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Management Development, Mentoring, Open-Minded, Storytelling
Meeting with all levels of leaders in my leadership workshops always brings stories of courage and strength as well as narratives of failure and defeat. Whether we are focusing on being more powerful communicators or finding ways to build an environment of trust, each...
by Terri Klass | Aug 19, 2018 | Career Development, Dealing With Crises, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Open-Minded, strategic listening
Standing at the baggage carousel waiting for my black bag with a bright blue ribbon to come out was stressful. Knowing that there was a connecting flight and a busy airport scene did little to reduce the anxiety level of whether the suitcase would finally come down...
by Terri Klass | Aug 12, 2018 | Career Development, Change Management, Empowerment, Leadership Development
We leave teams and organizations. We move on from customers or they move on from us. We have conflict with colleagues and bosses. We make imperfect decisions which leads to a delay in a project. Many leaders face these types of situations throughout their career and...
by Terri Klass | Jul 15, 2018 | Building Confidence, Empowerment, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development, Management Development, Negative self-talk
Fear is one of those feelings that most leaders try to work around or at least keep it at bay. Yet when working with leaders of all levels, we often discuss the many situations that cause leaders to be concerned and even frightened. Yes even seasoned leaders who have...
by Terri Klass | Jul 8, 2018 | Career Development, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Mentoring
There has been a great deal of discussion on my recent blogs about different leaders’ experiences with mentoring partnerships. Mentors have impacted many of our careers in such important ways and hopefully we are all sharing our stories with team members and...