by Terri Klass | May 15, 2016 | Building Trust, Compassion, Core Values, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, leadership qualities
Walking into the celebration this weekend brought back a whirlwind of memories and emotions. From the smell of the hallways to the loud voices of the hundreds of people there to say goodbye to our executive director, I felt home again. By far, this was my most...
by Terri Klass | May 8, 2016 | Collaborative Leadership, Influential Leader, Inspire, Leadership Development, Management Development
Many of us have a difficult time being in the the present. We either spend our time thinking about our past accomplishments or focus our attention on plotting our future moves. Although we may go through the motions of performing our daily tasks, our minds...
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...
by Terri Klass | Apr 17, 2016 | Building Confidence, Career Development, Empowerment, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development, Storytelling
Reading through all the lessons that many leadership gurus share on social media and in their books, a leader can become overwhelmed. One can even begin to question whether they are a leader at all, given what they see others doing. Some of us work really hard in our...
by Terri Klass | Apr 10, 2016 | Communication, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Management Development, strategic listening, Team Building
My head was pounding after my morning presentation at a manufacturing firm this past week. I was anticipating the afternoon session with trepidation, wondering how I would present and facilitate with the loud background pounding and whistle-blowing. Although the...
