Projecting Confidence Starts With a Little Planning
As an emerging leader, it is important to project confidence when communicating at work, whether you are interacting with employees, clients, or other leaders. Spend a few minutes prior to your conversations to ensure that they make an impact and are worth the time. Here are some tips to help you steer each conversation in the right direction: 1. Know Your Audience - You should rarely have a conversation with someone you don’t know anything about. Before the conversation happ
Gratitude Costs You Nothing
Showing how much you appreciate your employees is easy to do, yet many managers don’t take the time to do it. We’ve even heard many people say “I don’t get praise, why should I give it?” By slowing down and treating people the way you want to be treated gives you the power to influence the success of your organization without spending a dime. Here are a few things you can do immediately: Pause - We are all so busy in our lives that we can come across curt or frustrated, when
3 Reasons Not To Delegate
Steph and I recently led our delegating workshop for a group of super smart, energetic leaders. They understood the steps to delegating and were excited to put them into practice, and then we heard: “I’m responsible for this project; what if it’s not done right?” “It’s so much faster if I do it myself.” “I don’t want to overload my teammates; they’re so busy.” These are good excuses, but you won’t keep your employees around long. Delegating is a wonderful way to engage and mo
