by Terri Klass | Nov 13, 2016 | Career Development, Coaching, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, Mentoring, Open-Minded
No leader can make it on their own. We may sometimes think it is best to drive our dreams in a solo airplane, but that will get us just so far. When we hit brick walls and can’t seem to push ourselves forward, we often need to turn to the people we work or collaborate...
by Terri Klass | Nov 6, 2016 | Building Trust, Business Development, Career Development, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, Open-Minded
This past week I reconnected with a woman in an organization I partner with frequently. She is relatively new to her job and wants to propel the institution forward in a big way. She has a dream and a vision but limited resources. This is how the conversation went:...
by Terri Klass | Oct 30, 2016 | Building Trust, Delegation, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Management Development
With Halloween upon us, what better time than now to expose how hiding behind a frightening mask can impact our leadership. Working with leaders at many different levels, I have seen the craziest and most debilitating leadership masks. One healthcare leader had the...
by Terri Klass | Oct 23, 2016 | Building Trust, Business Development, Change Management, Collaborative Leadership, Leadership Development
My father was a salesman. He owned a small storm window and storm door business that he was very proud of. He worked very hard trying to grow his company as economic changes often dictated different conditions. He had an entrepreneurial spirit that never allowed him...
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 | Oct 9, 2016 | Communication, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Self-Promotion, Storytelling
What type of leader do you want to be? If someone were to ask you what your brand of leadership looks like, what would you say? Have you thought about how you reached the point of leading that you are today? Sure we all want to make valuable contributions and feel...