Congratulations, you’ve been promoted! As exciting as this time may be, many first-time leaders fail to consider that they are now directly responsible for people who may have been at their same level.
TRANSITIONING FROM PEER TO LEADER

Congratulations, you’ve been promoted! As exciting as this time may be, many first-time leaders fail to consider that they are now directly responsible for people who may have been at their same level.
One common strategy is to address the toxic employee’s attitude. While a toxic employee’s attitude certainly affects his/her behavior, we usually find that trying to change any employee’s attitude is next to impossible.
If you haven’t noticed, employee engagement is getting a lot of attention. We have all probably read the often cited statistic that only 33% of U.S. employees are engaged at work. However, employee engagement is much more than the annual survey and resulting statistics.
As we start 2021, many of us talk about engaging or re-engaging our motivation. Often times, these discussions turn to the relative values of extrinsic rewards vs intrinsic motivation. It often seems like a conversation about good and evil.
As we have all discovered in 2020, we are almost guaranteed to face a variety of circumstances, changing environments, and new roles that require us to adapt. Engaging our personal development helps us to handle the pressures
2020 has challenged everyone. There is no guide on how to handle this situation. The future is going to be another challenge as well. However, as a leader, you have the chance to step up and prepare your team for 2021.
Learning how to have difficult conversations is one of the most important skills we can learn. Yet, these conversations can be challenging to navigate. Addressing hard issues takes know-how and understanding.
“Why are these people being so difficult?” “These people are so irresponsible!” “I don’t ever want to work with this person again!” We’ve all had to deal with them. Perhaps you still are dealing with them.
How many times have you vowed to improve your self-discipline, only to find yourself failing only a few weeks later?
For the first time in history, there are five distinct generations in the workforce: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials, and now, Gen Z. They all have their perspectives, styles, and expectations.