by Terri Klass | Mar 6, 2016 | Coaching, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach, Mentoring, Open-Minded, Positive Feedback
One of my favorite leadership workshops to present is “Leader As Coach”. So many managers believe that coaching is a critical skill for strong leadership, yet sometimes feel they avoid it due to time constraints or their lack of experience. They can list a ton of...
by Terri Klass | Feb 16, 2015 | Building Trust, Career Development, Influential Leader, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Manager as Coach, Social Intelligence, strategic listening
Have you ever thought about what makes you an influential leader? I’m always on the hunt for insights and clues to why one leader is able to connect with their team and colleagues while another leader has such a challenging time building relationships. How is one...
by Terri Klass | Nov 3, 2014 | Coaching, Communication, Difficult People, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach, strategic listening, Teams
While presenting a training workshop on Coaching and Difficult Conversations this week, several of the dedicated managers asked an important question: “What if I just ignored the problem and worked around the team member?” It seemed that the managers had a lot of...
by Terri Klass | Oct 20, 2014 | Building Trust, Dealing With Crises, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach, Open-Minded
Leading a team is not for the faint of heart. Some days everything seems to flow with teammates collaborating with enthusiasm and energy. Other days seem more like a hurricane with each person spinning around, wobbling, without a clear path. Working with a client...
by Terri Klass | Oct 13, 2014 | Coaching, Inspire, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach, Team Building
Sitting and having dinner with friends this week, we started talking about all the challenges we are each facing with our families and professional lives. One of my friends blurted out: “I know that I should be taking action.” “I know I am feeling stuck and out of...
by Terri Klass | Aug 4, 2014 | Building Trust, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Inspire, Leadership Development, Management Development, Manager as Coach, Teams
While presenting a program on Leadership this week, the idea of losing control with a team kept emerging. There was a real sense of inadequacy and being left in the dark if the managers didn’t stay on top of all the technical aspects of their team member’s jobs....
