7 Ways to Manage Conflicts with your Boss

7 Ways to Manage Conflicts with your Boss

In a recent conflict resolution webinar that I was presenting to 1400 project managers, I had several people ask me the same type of question: how do you manage the conflict when your manager’s poor leadership skills are a significant source of the conflict? One thing...
Don’t Lose Respect this Way!

Don’t Lose Respect this Way!

You have cleared your schedule, did your preparation, made arrangements for others to cover what you are supposed to be doing during the time, and drove in traffic for an hour to get there. As you get out of the car, you get a text on your phone saying they had to...
How Quality Leaders Get Out of the Way

How Quality Leaders Get Out of the Way

Leaders Prioritize – Leaders Respond Recently, a friend was in some slow moving employment contract negotiations. There was no animosity and both sides were excited that the contract was offered. After the initial flurry of emails that led to the offer, the employer...
How to Make Yourself Indispensable

How to Make Yourself Indispensable

In today’s outsourcing, downsizing, volatile economy, people are more worried than ever about losing their job, no matter the position they hold. Here is one way to make it less likely you will lose your job and even if you do, this practice will greatly help you move...
3 Elements to ‘Lifelong’ Success

3 Elements to ‘Lifelong’ Success

As a child, I was not a big fan of being a student, at least the academic side. I thoroughly enjoyed the social, sports and extracurricular (outdoor clubs, scouts, etc.) activities but not the academic testing. I couldn’t wait until I was finished school and...
Why You Should Avoid Most Anonymous Feedback

Why You Should Avoid Most Anonymous Feedback

(Free list of 11 online applications for employee feedback, appreciation, and retention)   When is it OK to give anonymous feedback? I was disappointed and excited this week when I did a poll of the 1200 project managers on a webinar I was delivering and it...