by Terri Klass | Jul 29, 2018 | Business Development, Career Development, Core Values, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Management Development, Open-Minded, Team Building
During a conversation this past week with a sales rep, the importance of following ethical practices came up. It has become very difficult in many industries to have face-to-face time with the real decision makers, which is causing sales people to be in a quandary....
by Terri Klass | Jul 22, 2018 | Career Development, Communication, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Management Development
My younger daughter was a drama queen. Wherever she went as a kid, she would choose her clothes to reflect who she wanted to be. From a young age she knew how she wanted the world to see her. Even if the event she was attending was very basic and she knew her friends...
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...
by Terri Klass | Jul 1, 2018 | Building Confidence, Career Development, Dealing With Crises, Goal Setting, Leadership Development, Management Development, Mentoring
It happens to all of us during our careers. We go with the flow and even face our scariest projects and colleagues with courage and determination. We convince ourselves nothing will stop our trajectory, no matter how many roadblocks are put in our way. We choose to...
by Terri Klass | Jun 24, 2018 | Career Development, Coaching, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach, strategic listening
Gone are the days when an annual review is substantial feedback for leaders. It is no longer acceptable for organizations to reach out at the end of a yearly cycle and dump some crazy performance review on team members. In every leadership workshop I conduct, the...