Team Alignment & 1:1s: Goals Your Team Delivers

Signs of low performance—missed deadlines, stalled goals, low motivation—aren’t “people problems”; they’re alignment problems. Improve team alignment with clear quarterly goals and frequent 1:1s that build accountability, sustain motivation, and keep performance on track.

New Poll on Why Positive Feedback Matters

October 23, 2019

Team Alignment & 1:1s

Positive feedback leads to better results and happier employees. Gallup, the polling agency that has been focusing on employee engagement, is just out with new numbers and a white paper on “Why Employees are Fed Up with Feedback.” Their polling reveals how negative feedback demotivates managers and employees alike in overwhelming numbers. As Gallup reports, only 14% of managers feel good about their ability to give feedback. And a whopping 89.1% of employees who get negative feedback report feeling not…

Three Do’s and Don’ts to Encourage Healthy Debate

September 23, 2019

Team Alignment & 1:1s, Trust at Work

How to Encourage Healthy Debate and Challenge Team Thinking

Staying on Track in a Fast Growth Phase

September 10, 2019

Team Alignment & 1:1s

It’s every start-up founder’s dream: fast growth characterized by graphs that look like hockey stick. But the dream can turn into a nightmare unless you are prepared to handle it.

Three Tips for Better Conflict Management

July 19, 2019

Team Alignment & 1:1s

Every organization needs at least one person who can help manage conflicts. As one of the hardest-to-find skills and also hardest to develop, conflict management can give you a competitive edge as an employee. Find my new blog on conflict management at the Ace Up coaching platform blog.