by Lisa Brownlee | Oct 23, 2024 | Effective Management, Employee Management, Leadership
‘Tis the season of All Hallows’ Eve, so why not get into the SPIRIT with some leadership tips on managing Ghouls, Ghosts and Goblins – the SPOOKIEST of your employees! First, some definitions (with a little help from Merriam-Webster): “Ghoul” comes from the Arabic...
by Lisa Brownlee | Apr 6, 2020 | Effective Management, Employee Management
If your team is now following stay-at-home orders and working from home, you might be wondering what to do to keep your work-from-home employees engaged! Here are a few ideas. #1 – Equip your team with what they need to work remotely. It is incredibly frustrating...
by Lisa Brownlee | Mar 31, 2020 | Effective Management, Employee Management
Effective communication requires intent, clarity, self-awareness and other-awareness on a Regular-Old-Day. But communicating through a crisis is a whole other animal! As we live through this pandemic, my attention turns toward our leaders – our business leaders, our...
by Lisa Brownlee | Mar 4, 2020 | Effective Management, Employee Management
Setting a new safety record, streamlining a process, earning record profits, winning the “Supplier of Choice” award – all of these are significant achievements to celebrate and build upon. But often, after the confetti is swept off the floor from the company party, in...
by Lisa Brownlee | Feb 17, 2020 | Employee Management, Professional Development, Trainings, Uncategorized
I think we can agree that conflict doesn’t have to be a bad thing. In fact, we learn more about an issue and often identify better solutions when we engage in productive conflict. Better conflict = Better outcome! Our goal during conflict should be to produce the best...
by Lisa Brownlee | Feb 10, 2020 | Employee Management, Professional Development
“Vulnerability.” This word strikes fear or anger in most people. The Oxford Dictionary defines it as “the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.” Sounds terrifying, especially since we work...
