Leadership skills
5 Ways To Better Manage Change During COVID-19
As human beings, we’re good at many things, but managing change isn’t always one of them. In general, we are creatures of habit and take comfort in knowing what to expect. This reality doesn’t always mesh well with a business landscape that continues evolving. And when you consider how COVID-19 has flipped our lives upside down over the past several months, it’s safe to say that we’re all struggling with transformation.
What Sales Leaders Have To Do To Get Through The Coronavirus Pandemic
At least for many of us, our sales situation is clear in this COVID-19 pandemic. On the continuum of being in deep trouble on one end to thriving on the other, each of us can place a pin on the board as to where we are now.
How To Build Trust With Employees During Turbulent Times
A crisis is an opportunity for leaders to build trust. A crisis often brings people together and reminds us how important our relationships are. Building and protecting relationships of trust with employees and colleagues during uncertainty can make or break a company or its executives.
Two Ways The Pandemic Has Made Us Better Leaders
Across the globe, business leaders are beginning to consider what a “return” to the office means. While we all crave a return to normalcy, the workplace will never be the same. Leaders are being called upon to carefully navigate the way forward, making crucial decisions in unchartered territories.
When Your Passion Works Against You
When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 after a 12-year absence, the company he co-founded was dispirited, rudderless, and near bankruptcy. In a staff meeting, Jobs shared his plan for revitalizing the struggling brand, touching on one necessary ingredient: passion. “People with passion can change the world for the better,” he said.
What Leadership Means In Testing Times
The greatest challenge is uncertainty about how Covid-19 will develop and its impact.
The situation was, and is, developing rapidly and we need to manage that uncertainty for our people.
How To Be More Compassionate During Coronavirus Crisis
In times of crises where social isolation is mandated, a new approach to leadership is needed - one that uses heads and hearts: compassionate leadership.
How To Be A Strong Remote Leader During Lockdown
With anxieties riding high and job security precarious, there has never been a more crucial time for strong leadership. But directing, calming and inspiring fragmented teams that have had change thrust upon them, is not easily done from afar without planning and infrastructure.
These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works
We are in the greatest crisis of our lifetimes—even worse than 9/11 and the 2008-09 financial meltdown that triggered the Great Recession. This crisis is directly affecting every person, even those who don’t recognize it yet.
Why Working From Home Is Beneficial For The Employer And Employee
Off to work? For a growing number of employees, that means rolling out of bed, sauntering over to a kitchen table, and firing up the laptop. Forget about the commute, forget about business attire, forget about office chitchat. This is the emerging face of work in the 21st century.