When things are not going well, you need courage to stand up what’s right.
Want better team performance? Build trust. Research shows trust—not control—boosts ownership, information flow, and results.
If you want to get more recognition at work, “heads-down” excellence isn’t enough. Your boss is likely juggling fires; even strong work can fly under the radar. These six moves raise your visibility—without bragging or burning out. Causes of Low Recognition It’s likely you are feeling that your boss doesn’t appreciate you enough. Usually, this doesn’t mean that you have of a toxic workplace (although, of course, occasionally it does). More often, it’s because your boss is overworked and distracted…
Why doesn’t your team speak up? The answer lies in the team culture. Where there is fear, there is silence. Where there is safety, people naturally speak up.
To motivate your team, understand your team’s inner needs. Intrinsic motivations are the most powerful drivers of effort.
Emotional independence works best when you’re not too high or too low in independence, but find a mid-point that’s just right. To maintain good relationships–important for happiness at work and in life–it’s best not to be too aggressive or too weak. The best relationships are built on being able to keep communication lines open respectfully and non-judgmentally, especially during difficult situations. Your ability to manage your independence is closely related to how well you establish relationships with others. Too little…
My article in Forbes offers six tips for standing up to bullies in the workplace. Are you silenced or confused at work? Is your best work often demeaned or dismissed? Does your boss make unreasonable or demeaning demands? If so, you may be the target of a bullying attack. It’s important to stand up to bullies to reclaim your confidence and recover a sense of power and control over your own job. Unfortunately, bullying is alive and well in the…