Boss-Employee Relationship

Speak Up, Speak Out and Speak Honestly

3 Apr, 2012Advice, Avoider, Books, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Collaboration, Communication, Diversity, Employers, Executive Teams, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Patterns, Super Achiever, Workplace Relationships

The following article is about civility in the workplace. An insight into my interview with Elizabeth Zygmunt about what we need to keep dialogue going at work…enjoy!   IN THIS CORNER: Stifle civility at your company’s peril Published: March 31, 2012 I am a “lurker.” That’s the Internet surfer who...

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Meetings of the Minds

30 Mar, 2012Advice, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Executive Teams, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Management, Meetings, Patterns, Politics, Workplace Relationships

Have you ever been in a meeting when you wanted to stand up and applaud because it was so insightful and rewarding to be with your fellow employees and get so much accomplished in such a short time? “Hardly ever”, you respond.  Wondering why I am asking such an irrelevant...

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Change Your Underwear

15 Mar, 2012Boss, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Character, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, PatternAware, Patterns, Psychology, Reflections, The Country Place, Total Leaders, Transformation, Workplace Relationships

Do you do the same things everyday without thinking about them? Do you brush your teeth with your right or left hand and never really notice? Do you drive to work on the same route even if there is lots of traffic? Think for a moment about why you repeat...

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Pay It Forward Leadership

26 May, 2011Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Character, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Management

When bloated egos get in the way in the workplace, others have little room to grow and lead. Learn what you can do to calm your bloated ego and help others grow.

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A Better Word for Nagging is Prodding

20 Apr, 2011Advice, Boss-Employee Relationship, Character, Coaching, Communication

The following article is important to begin to see that we have created such polarization in the work place. Everyone wants lots of space to do whatever, and yet, there are good reasons why we need to check in with each other. Let me know what you think. When Nagging...

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A Competitive Advantage

15 Mar, 2011Advice, Boss-Employee Relationship, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Uncategorized

Here are the thoughts of colleague, Michael Moore, who gives us 4 aspects of people development to think about as programs are developed in companies. Michael D. Moore is a veteran executive with over 40 years of experience in the Insurance and banking industries in the United States.  As a...

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Splitters Cause Mayhem

25 Feb, 2011Boss-Employee Relationship, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, leadership development

Here is a wonderful guest blog by Ji Hyun Lee, journalist and social media strategist based in NYC, that gives a first-hand example of one of the most difficult patterns to change in a work setting. In “Don’t Bring It to Work” I left “the splitter” for last because it is the...

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Leadership Strategies and Mirror Neurons

28 Jun, 2010Accountability, Advice, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Ethics, Executive Teams, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Strategies, Meetings, PatternAware, Patterns, Reflections, Relationships, Total Leaders, Transformation, Workplace Relationships

Here is the scene: at an off-site I was facilitating last week someone on the team was angry with a colleague. How did we all know Ted was angry? He smiled. He answered questions in a smooth, quiet voice. He looked engaged……almost. Yet, whenever his colleague, Dan spoke, Ted would...

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Teaching Leadership One Idea at a Time

25 Jun, 2010Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Character, Collaboration, Communication, Community Relationships, Conflict Resolution, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, motivation, Reflections, Relationships, Transformation, Workplace Relationships

I have recently joined some Linked-In groups. I am not the best group joiner on the planet. I love dialogue and connecting, yet often find formal structures often feel too narrow for me. I guess the rebel pattern of wanting and needing lots of freedom to think what I want...

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Are You an Open Book?

14 Jun, 2010Advice, Avoider, Boss, Boss-Employee Relationship, Character, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Employers, Ethics, Family Conflict, Fear, History, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Meetings, motivation, PatternAware, Patterns, Reflections, Relationships, Total Leaders, Transformation, Trust, Workplace Relationships

There is a fascinating debate in most companies about transparency. How open should you be? It sounds so good, doesn’t it? And yet….. How much openness is enough? Open to what, to whom? When do you close the valve of self disclosure? What are the ramifications of bringing up the...

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